An approach to measuring the quality of breast cancer decisions
Patient Education and CounselingPublished 5 October 2006
Karen Sepucha, Elissa M. Ozanne, Kerry A. Silvia, Ann H. Partridge, Albert G. Mulley
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Measuring decision quality by assessing patients' decision-specific knowledge and concordance between their values and treatment received, is feasible and important.
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Guidelines for early stage breast cancer emphasize the importance of including patients' preferences in decisions about treatment. The ability of doctors and patients to make decisions that reflect the considered preferences of well-informed patients can and should be measured.
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