Attitudes to risk taking in medical decision making among British, Dutch and Belgian general practitioners.

Medical decision making and the importance of baseline risk.

Validity and Reliability of the Attitudes towards and Self-Reported Ability in Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire

Introduction: Evidence-Based Medicine is the proper application of the best available evidence in making health care decisions for each patient and merging personal clinical experiences with the best available clinical evidence resulted from systematic research. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the attitudes towards and self-reported ability in evidence based medi...

Older patients’ attitudes towards and experiences of patient-physician end-of-life communication: a secondary analysis of interviews from British, Dutch and Belgian patients

BACKGROUND Older patients often experience sub-standard communication in the palliative phase of illness. Due to the importance of good communication in patient-centred end-of-life care, it is essential to understand the factors which influence older patients' communication with physicians. This study examines older patients' attitudes towards, and experiences of, patient-physician end-of-life ...

Curettage and cautery of skin conditions in general practice.

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Shared decision making and the concept of equipoise: the competences of involving patients in healthcare choices.

BACKGROUND Involving patients in healthcare decisions makes a potentially significant and enduring difference to healthcare outcomes. One difficulty (among many) is that the 'involvement' of patients in decisions has been left undefined. It is usually conceptualised as 'patient centredness', which is a broad and variably interpreted concept that is difficult to assess using current tools. This ...