Institutional constraints on strategic maneuvering in shared medical decision-making
In this paper it is first investigated to what extent the institutional goal and basic principles of shared decision making are compatible with the aim and rules for critical discussion. Next, some techniques that doctors may use to present their own treatment preferences strategically
in a shared decision making process are discussed and evaluated both from the perspective of the ideal of shared decision making and from that of critical discussion.
Keywords: critical discussion; doctor-patient consultation; shared decision making; strategic maneuvering; treatment preference
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2012
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