‘A return on investment’. How shared decision-making benefits doctors: a key informant interview study
Doctors who champion shared decision-making report significant benefits to themselves and their patients. These benefits have not been widely reported, which has implications for motivating doctors to adopt shared decision-making. Instead of addressing presumed gaps in communication skills, it might be better to highlight the positive impact on professional fulfilment and the protective effect of shared decision-making.
Authors
- Lea Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8546-5792)
- Hannah Leavitt
- Glyn Elwyn
- Christopher Rex Jacobs
- Mallory Vesling
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Region of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Ross University School of Medicine (BB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107732
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Washington
- Dartmouth College
- University of Vermont
- University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Cardiff University
- Taipei Medical University
- Akershus Universitetssykehus
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
- National Cancer Institute