Shared Decision Making: Questions

Which of the following is the best way to describe the concept shared decision making (SDM)?

A. A framework by which clinicians work together to determine the optimum treatment course for a particular patient
B. A model that ensures a patient’s values and preferences are incorporated into healthcare-related decisions
C. A model that presents treatment options and potential outcomes to a patient and then allows the patient to decide what will work best for her/him

Which of the following is not an assumption upon which SDM rests?

A. One optimum treatment option
B. Uncertainty involved in choice
C. Decisions have potential to positively or negatively affect a patient’s well being

Results of one clinical trial evaluating the use of SDM in the ED focusing on cardiac stress testing in patients at low risk for ACS resulted in which of the following?

A. Higher rate of observation unit admission for stress testing
B. Lower rate of cardiac stress testing within 30 days of the index ED visit
C. Higher rates of litigation

Which of the following best describes the model where the flow of information is one way (from physician to patient) and the information provided is the minimum legally required?

A. Informed
B. Paternalistic
C. Shared

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