Shared decision making to improve care and reduce costs

"A 2011 Cochrane Collaborative review of 86 studies showed that as compared with patients who received usual care, those who used decision aids had increased knowledge, more accurate risk perceptions, reduced internal conflict about decisions, and a greater likelihood of receiving care aligned with their values."

Shared decision making to improve care and reduce costs
E Oshima Lee, EJ Emanuel
New England Journal of Medicine, 2013, 368(1):6-8

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