TY - JOUR
T1 - What's the role of time in shared decision making?
AU - Yahanda, Alexander T.
AU - Mozersky, Jessica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Shared decision making (SDM) is a desirable process and outcome of patient-clinician relationships. Ideally, patients and clinicians have sufficient time to engage in SDM. In reality, time is often insufficient. This article explores time as a barrier to SDM, alternative ways clinicians can think about time, and steps they can take to have fulfilling SDM interactions despite time constraints. Although discussions of time typically focus on time quantity, redirecting attention to the ethical significance of time in establishing patient-clinician relationships suggests the importance of also considering time quality.
AB - Shared decision making (SDM) is a desirable process and outcome of patient-clinician relationships. Ideally, patients and clinicians have sufficient time to engage in SDM. In reality, time is often insufficient. This article explores time as a barrier to SDM, alternative ways clinicians can think about time, and steps they can take to have fulfilling SDM interactions despite time constraints. Although discussions of time typically focus on time quantity, redirecting attention to the ethical significance of time in establishing patient-clinician relationships suggests the importance of also considering time quality.
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U2 - 10.1001/amajethics.2020.416
DO - 10.1001/amajethics.2020.416
M3 - Article
C2 - 32449658
AN - SCOPUS:85085537562
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 22
SP - E416-E422
JO - AMA Journal of Ethics
JF - AMA Journal of Ethics
IS - 5
ER -