RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluation of the Use of Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer: International Survey
A1 Maes-Carballo, Marta
A1 Martín-Díaz, Manuel
A1 Mignini, Luciano
A1 Khan, Khalid Saeed
A1 Trigueros, Rubén
A1 Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora
K1 Shared decision making
K1 Breast cancer
K1 Use of shared decision making
K1 Survey
K1 Longitudinal study
K1 Toma de decisiones compartidas
K1 Neoplasias de la mama
K1 Toma de decisiones conjunta
K1 Encuestas y cuestionarios
K1 Estudios longitudinales
AB Objectives: To assess shared decision-making (SDM) knowledge, attitude and application among health professionals involved in breast cancer (BC) treatment. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study based on an online questionnaire, sent by several professional societies to health professionals involved in BC management. There were 26 questions which combined demographic and professional data with some items measured on a Likert-type scale. Results: The participation (459/541; 84.84%) and completion (443/459; 96.51%) rates were high. Participants strongly agreed or agreed in 69.57% (16/23) of their responses. The majority stated that they knew of SDM (mean 4.43 (4.36–4.55)) and were in favour of its implementation (mean 4.58 (4.51–4.64)). They highlighted that SDM practice was not adequate due to lack of resources (3.46 (3.37–3.55)) and agreed on policies that improved its implementation (3.96 (3.88–4.04)). The main advantage of SDM for participants was patient satisfaction (38%), and the main disadvantage was the patients’ paucity of knowledge to understand their disease (24%). The main obstacle indicated was the lack of time and resources (40%). Conclusions: New policies must be designed for adequate training of professionals in integrating SDM in clinical practice, preparing them to use SDM with adequate resources and time provided.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-02-22
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4487
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4487
LA en
NO Maes-Carballo M, Martín-Díaz M, Mignini L, Khan KS, Trigueros R, Bueno-Cavanillas A. Evaluation of the Use of Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer: International Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 22;18(4):2128
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025