Maes-Carballo, MartaMartín-Díaz, ManuelMignini, LucianoKhan, Khalid SaeedTrigueros, RubénBueno-Cavanillas, Aurora2022-12-132022-12-132021-02-22Maes-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):21281661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4487Objectives: 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.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Shared decision makingBreast cancerUse of shared decision makingSurveyLongitudinal studyToma de decisiones compartidasNeoplasias de la mamaToma de decisiones conjuntaEncuestas y cuestionariosEstudios longitudinalesMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional StudiesMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Mental Processes::Thinking::Decision MakingMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Community Health Services::Consumer Participation::Patient ParticipationMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Data Collection::QuestionnairesMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Breast NeoplasmsMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studiesresearch article33671649open access10.3390/ijerph180421281660-4601PMC7926688