Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: Update of a systematic review of health professionals’ perceptions
Patient Education and CounselingPublished 27 August 2008
France Légaré, Stéphane Ratté, Karine Gravel, Ian D. Graham
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This systematic review update confirms the results of the original review on the barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice as perceived by health professionals.
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Interventions to foster implementation of shared decision-making in clinical practice will need to address a range of factors.
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