Publications by authors named "Martine Versluijs"
Shared decision making in the Netherlands, is the time ripe for nationwide, structural implementation?
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes
August 2011
Article Synopsis
- - The Dutch health care system underwent reforms in 2006 to enhance patient orientation, but there is still a lack of coordinated research on Shared Decision Making (SDM).
- - The Dutch government provides 16 decision aids on their healthcare portal to support patient decision-making, but local training for professionals in SDM skills has been minimal.
- - Future improvements hinge on educating professionals, empowering patients, ensuring accessible decision aids, and incorporating SDM into quality assurance metrics, highlighted by the upcoming launch of the Dutch Platform for SDM.
Objective: To assess whether patients use information on quality of care when choosing a hospital for surgery compared with more general hospital information.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study in 3 Dutch hospitals, questionnaires were sent to 2122 patients who underwent 1 of 6 elective surgical procedures in 2005-2006 (aorta reconstruction [for treatment of aneurysm], cholecystectomy, colon resection, inguinal hernia repair, esophageal resection, thyroid surgery). Patients were asked which information they had used to choose this hospital and which information they intended to use if they would need similar surgical treatment in the future.
Objective: Patient involvement in medical decision making has been suggested to contribute to patients' satisfaction and better patient outcomes. Decision aids are particularly useful for preference-sensitive decisions. Ideally, these should be based on up-to-date evidence-based guidelines.
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