RT Journal
A1 Adams JR, Elwyn G, Légaré F, Frosch DL
T1 Communicating with physicians about medical decisions: A reluctance to disagree
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD August 13
VO 172
IS 15
SP 1184
OP 1186
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2360
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2360
AB 
Effective patient-physician communication is essential for shared decision making, considered by some to be the “pinnacle” of patient-centered care.1 Many health care decisions have multiple options and no correct choice. These are called preference-sensitive decisions, and the optimal decision is one that takes into account patient preferences and values in a collaborative process with the physician, known as shared decision making. We sought to describe patients' intentions to engage in shared decision-making communication behaviors in response to a hypothetical preference-sensitive clinical scenario and to examine the effects of underlying patient beliefs on these behaviors.