Factors associated with shared decision making among primary care physicians: Findings from a multicentre cross-sectional study.

Background: Despite growing recognition that shared decision making (SDM) is central for patient-centred primary care, adoption by physicians remains limited in routine practice.

Objective: To examine the characteristics of physicians, patients and consultations associated with primary care physicians' SDM behaviours during routine care.

Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional survey study was conducted with 114 unique patient-physician dyads recruited from 17 primary care clinics in Quebec and Ontario, Canada.

Impact of home care versus alternative locations of care on elder health outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews.

Background: Many elders struggle with the decision to remain at home or to move to an alternative location of care. A person's location of care can influence health and wellbeing. Healthcare organizations and policy makers are increasingly challenged to better support elders' dwelling and health care needs.

More primary care patients regret health decisions if they experienced decisional conflict in the consultation: a secondary analysis of a multicenter descriptive study.

Background: We sought to estimate the extent of decision regret among primary care patients and identify risk factors associated with regret.

Methods: Secondary analysis of an observational descriptive study conducted in two Canadian provinces. Unique patient-physician dyads were recruited from 17 primary care clinics and data on patient, physician and consultation characteristics were collected before, during and immediately after consultations, as well as two weeks post-consultation, when patients completed the Decision Regret Scale (DRS).

Development of a decision guide to support the elderly in decision making about location of care: an iterative, user-centered design.

Plain English Summary: For the elderly to get the care and services they need, they may need to make the difficult decision about staying in their home or moving to another home. Many other people may be involved in their care too (friends, family and healthcare providers), and can support them in making the decision. We asked informal caregivers of elderly people to help us develop a decision guide to support them and their loved ones in making this decision.

Extent and Predictors of Decision Regret about Health Care Decisions: A Systematic Review.

Background: People often face difficult decisions about their health and may later regret the choice that they made. However, little is known about the extent of decision regret in health care or its predictors. We systematically reviewed evidence about the extent of decision regret and its risk factors among individuals making health decisions.

Decision aids that support decisions about prenatal testing for Down syndrome: an environmental scan.

Background: Prenatal screening tests for Down syndrome (DS) are routine in many developed countries and new tests are rapidly becoming available. Decisions about prenatal screening are increasingly complex with each successive test, and pregnant women need information about risks and benefits as well as clarity about their values. Decision aids (DAs) can help healthcare providers support women in this decision.