Shared Decision-Making
Patient-provider treatment goal discordance in RA differs by age, gender, ethnicity
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.
Nearly 60% of women with systemic sclerosis say disease harms sexual health
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.
Shared decision-making tool aids in AF-related stroke prevention: ENHANCE-AF
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.
Patient education increases shared decision-making among older adults with advanced CKD
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.
More than half of patients report decisional conflict about kidney failure modalities
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 prefer shared decision-making regarding alopecia areata treatment
Patients with alopecia areata preferred a shared decision-making model with their dermatologists in deciding treatment, according to a study.
Shared decision-making tool may reduce opioid use after hand surgery
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.
Upstream kidney replacement therapy decisions influence vascular access decisions
Interviews revealed earlier decisions about kidney replacement therapies impact how and when patients, caregivers and clinicians make vascular access decisions.
Well-informed patients prefer shared decision-making in eczema
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.
Shared decision-making required when choosing first-line regimen for PD-L1-high NSCLC
CHICAGO — Chemoimmunotherapy and immunotherapy alone conferred comparable benefit as first-line therapy for most patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and high PD-L1 expression, results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting showed.