Improving shared decision making in vascular surgery: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.
Stubenrouch FE, Peters LJ, de Mik SML, Klemm PL, Peppelenbosch AG, Schreurs SC et al, on behalf of the OVIDIUS study group.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022; 64: 73-81.
The study included 342 patients with various vascular conditions. Those seen by clinicians trained in how to apply shared decision making (SDM) had improved OPTION-5 scores (an objective tool to assess the level of SDM): 28.7 to 37.8 per cent, P=0.025.
Comment: More support for shared decision making.
24 November 2022
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