Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids.
Publication
, Journal Article
Lewis, CL; Pignone, MP
Published in: N C Med J
2009
Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have limited health literacy which is a marker for vulnerability and a risk factor for poor health outcomes. Providing vulnerable patients with information in a format they can easily access is challenging. One novel approach is to modify processes of clinical care so that medical practices deliver necessary and accessible information to patients in conjunction with their provider’s visit. The goal is to improve the quality of medical care in clinical practice by promoting informed decision-making.
Duke Scholars
Published In
N C Med J
ISSN
0029-2559
Publication Date
2009
Volume
70
Issue
2
Start / End Page
136 / 139
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vulnerable Populations
- Quality of Health Care
- Primary Health Care
- Humans
- Decision Support Techniques
- Decision Making
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Lewis, C. L., & Pignone, M. P. (2009). Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids. N C Med J, 70(2), 136–139.
Lewis, Carmen L., and Michael P. Pignone. “Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids.” N C Med J 70, no. 2 (2009): 136–39.
Lewis CL, Pignone MP. Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids. N C Med J. 2009;70(2):136–9.
Lewis, Carmen L., and Michael P. Pignone. “Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids.” N C Med J, vol. 70, no. 2, 2009, pp. 136–39.
Lewis CL, Pignone MP. Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids. N C Med J. 2009;70(2):136–139.
Published In
N C Med J
ISSN
0029-2559
Publication Date
2009
Volume
70
Issue
2
Start / End Page
136 / 139
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vulnerable Populations
- Quality of Health Care
- Primary Health Care
- Humans
- Decision Support Techniques
- Decision Making
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences