Because Doing “It” <i>Matters</i> to Patients: Development and Evaluation of a <i>What Matters to Me</i> Tool That Elicits Patients' Priorities to Support Cancer Treatment Shared Decision‐Making
The WMTM-Worksheet can bring patients' broader priorities into care planning. Patients may be better able to anticipate and avoid problems. Discussion of priorities validates patients' concerns and promotes trust. Implementation will require the clinical infrastructure to support shared decision-making and incorporate the WMTM-Worksheet into workflow. Oncologists may benefit from communications training to determine patients' concerns and present options that best address their priorities.
Authors
- Damara Gutnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1884-9120)
- Alexander Sankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-4115)
- Ariana Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6198-5389)
- Dennis Yi‐Shin Kuo
- Ahmed Aboumohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-8004)
- Ellen Miller‐Sonet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-3548)
- Keith D. Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2979-9576)
- Bruce D. Rapkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-5659)
- Rafi Kabarriti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-718X)
- Brieyona Reaves
- Louise Jones
- Kara Watts
- Rita R. Ravichandar
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- CancerCare (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71169
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00