Brief training of student clinicians in shared decision making: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision making is a crucial component of evidence-based practice, but a lack of training in the "how to" of it is a major barrier to its uptake.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention for facilitating shared decision making skills in clinicians and student clinicians.

Design

Multi-centre randomized controlled trial.

Participants

One hundred and seven medical students, physiotherapy or occupational therapy students undertaking a compulsory course in evidence-based practice as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate degree from two Australian universities.

Intervention

The 1-h small-group intervention consisted of facilitated critique of five-step framework, strategies, and pre-recorded modelled role-play. Bo

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4026503 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature