Shared Decision-Making

Published results found no differences in quality of shared decision-making between patients and physicians among patients who had in-person vs. telehealth appointments to a general surgery clinic.

PHILADELPHIA — Discordance with the treatment goals of providers among patients with rheumatoid arthritis was associated with age, gender, age at diagnosis and other factors of care, according to survey data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 60% of women with systemic sclerosis reported that their sexuality was negatively impacted by their disease, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

CHICAGO — Compared with usual care, a shared decision-making pathway reduced decisional conflict associated with the use of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation at 1 month, according to the ENHANCE-AF study.

Among older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease, those who knew the range of kidney treatment options or attended an educational class about their options were more likely to engage in shared decision-making, according to a study.

A high prevalence of patients with chronic kidney disease report decisional conflict about kidney failure treatment, regardless of their risk of kidney failure, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Patients with alopecia areata preferred a shared decision-making model with their dermatologists in deciding treatment, according to a study.

Use of a shared decision-making tool during hand surgery may yield equivalent or better pain control and reduce the number of opioids prescribed, according to published results.

Interviews revealed earlier decisions about kidney replacement therapies impact how and when patients, caregivers and clinicians make vascular access decisions.

Patients with eczema who were “well-informed” about their condition were more than three times as likely as less informed patients to use shared decision-making with their clinician in the future, according to a study.