The importance and challenges of shared decision making in older people with multimorbidity

Tammy Hoffmann¹, Jesse Jansen^{2

3}, Paul Glasziou¹

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia.
² Wiser Healthcare Program, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
³ Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Tammy Hoffmann et al. PLoS Med. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 13;15(3):e1002530.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002530. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Tammy Hoffmann¹, Jesse Jansen^{2

3}, Paul Glasziou¹

¹ Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia.
² Wiser Healthcare Program, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
³ Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Abstract

In a Perspective, Tammy Hoffmann and colleagues discuss medical decision making for elderly patients with multimorbidity.

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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