That’s partly correct – all three statements are in fact definitions of shared decision making, including:
the process of bringing together scientific evidence and patient values and preferences
the clinician and patient working together to solve a problem and/or make a decision
a process in which people work together with clinicians to select tests or treatments
That’s correct!
All three statements are definitions of shared decision making, including:
the process of bringing together scientific evidence and patient values and preferences
the clinician and patient working together to solve a problem and/or make a decision
a process in which people work together with clinicians to select tests or treatments
That’s correct!
If a patient is fearful that they are ‘high risk’ of future fractures, this may mean that they reduce their engagement with meaningful activities in the hope to avoid this.
That’s not quite right.
If a patient is fearful that they are ‘high risk’ of future fractures, this may mean that they reduce their engagement with meaningful activities in the hope to avoid this.
That’s not quite right.
Patients that think osteoporosis is ‘wear and tear’ may believe that medicines will not work, or are not appropriate if it is part and parcel of a ‘normal part’ of ageing.
That’s correct.
Patients that think osteoporosis is ‘wear and tear’ may believe that medicines will not work, or are not appropriate if it is part and parcel of a ‘normal part’ of ageing.
That’s not quite right.
If a patient believes that osteoporosis is causing their pain, they may expect that osteoporosis medicines will help to alleviate their pain. When this is not the case, the patient may stop taking the medicine.
That’s correct.
If a patient believes that osteoporosis is causing their pain, they may expect that osteoporosis medicines will help to alleviate their pain. When this is not the case, the patient may stop taking the medicine.