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Engaging older people in decisions about their healthcare: the case for shared decision making

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Joanne LallyORCiD, Dr Ellen Tullo

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Abstract

Shared decision making in clinical practice involves both the healthcare professional, an expert in the clinical condition and the patient who is an expert in what is important to them. A consultation involving shared decision making enables an examination of the options available, consideration of the risks and benefits whilst incorporating the values of the patient into the decision making process. A decision is aimed at, which is both clinically appropriate and is congruent with the patient's values.Older people have been shown to value involvement, to varying degrees, in decisions about their care and treatment. The case of atrial fibrillation shows the opportunities for, and benefits of, sharing with older people decision making about their healthcare.

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Author(s): Lally J, Tullo E

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Year: 2012

Volume: 22

Issue: 2

Pages: 99

Print publication date: 26/01/2012

ISSN (print): 0959-2598

ISSN (electronic): 1469-9036

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959259811000281

DOI: 10.1017/S0959259811000281

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