Supporting Patient Autonomy in Shared Decision Making for Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer.
Nedeljko JovanovicPhilip C DoyleJulie A TheurerPublished in: American journal of speech-language pathology (2022)
In this clinical focus article, we propose that health care decisions made in the context of biopsychosocial-framed care-one that contrasts to decision making directed solely by the biomedical model-will promote patient autonomy and permit the subjective personal values, beliefs, and preferences of individuals to be considered and incorporated into treatment-related decisions. Consequently, clinical efforts that are directed toward biopsychosocial-framed SDM hold the potential to positively affect QoL and well-being for individuals with HNC.