Development and validation of a patient decision aid for prostate Cancer therapy: from paternalistic towards participative shared decision making

Abstract Background Patient decision aids (PDAs) can support the treatment decision making process and empower patients to take a proactive role in their treatment pathway while using a shared decision-making (SDM) approach making participatory medicine possible. The aim of this study was to develop...

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Main Authors: Anshu Ankolekar, Ben G. L. Vanneste, Esther Bloemen-van Gurp, Joep G. van Roermund, Evert J. van Limbergen, Kees van de Beek, Tom Marcelissen, Victor Zambon, Matthias Oelke, Andre Dekker, Cheryl Roumen, Philippe Lambin, Adriana Berlanga, Rianne Fijten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0862-4