Tag: shared decision-making

Classification of patient knowledge

Classification of patient knowledge by source of learning. (From: Dumez, V., & L’Espérance, A. (2024). Beyond experiential knowledge: A classification of patient knowledge. Social Theory & Health.)

I vividly remember the first time I realized that my neurologist and I are in possession of vastly different although complementary types of knowledge. At the time, I had been a patient of his for a couple of years and in between appointments, I would write my questions about Parkinson’s disease (PD), my treatment, and…… Continue reading Classification of patient knowledge

“Do you want to drink cappuccinos or do you want to get well?”

Even though the notion of shared decision-making in healthcare was first mentioned in scientific literature already during the 1970s, the main development in the field has taken place since 1997, when the well-cited article “Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: What does it mean? (or it takes at least two to tango)” by Charles et…… Continue reading “Do you want to drink cappuccinos or do you want to get well?”