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/PRNewswire/ -- An initiative to advance shared decision making among patients of color in New York State revealed an appetite for this type of discussion...

Background: We developed a smartphone app—the SUCCESS (Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CKD Patients to Engage in Shared Decision-Making Successfully) app—to support Australian adults with kidney failure undertaking dialysis to actively participate in self-management and decision-making. The content of the SUCCESS app was informed by a theoretical model of health literacy that recognizes the importance of reducing the complexity of health information as well as providing skil...

Deprescribing aims to reduce polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use. Both General Practitioners (GPs) and older adults have expressed a willingness to consider deprescribing. However, deprescribing is often deferred in practice. The aim of this study was to identify factors which influence GP and older adult decisions about deprescribing in primary care. Semi-structured interviews were used in this qualitative study, conducted in a regional area in Australia. Participants included GPs and...

FNU hosts free virtual event in honor of National Midwifery Week...

Researchers examine psychiatrist-client interactions and find that clients have few opportunities to change their medication regimen.

A study highlights the experiences of young people during mental health emergency service encounters and presents an alternative approach.

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Duran and Alex Filicevas focus on improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients, outlining ways in which we can encourage open discussion to improve the overall patient experience.

Shared decision-making is too often an excuse for dubious care, leading this cardiologist to have a change of heart.

UMass ADVANCE is pleased to announce the inaugural faculty teams to win the ADVANCE  Equitable Practices in Collaboration and Shared Decision-Making (EPiC-SD) Award . Research shows that when all voices are heard, including the voices of women and BIPOC faculty, decision-making is better and has more effective outcomes.

/PRNewswire/ -- Volpara Health (ASX: VHT) will showcase new and updated products for its integrated platform for the delivery of personalized breast care at...