Importance of clarifying patients’ desired role in shared decision making to match their level of engagement with their preferences

We should not assume that certain groups of patients don’t want to or can’t participate in decisions about their healthcare, say Mary Politi and colleagues, and they offer advice on how to determine how much patients want to be involved

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