OBJECTIVE: To survey quality criteria for evidence-based patient information (EBPI) and to
compile the evidence for the identified criteria. METHODS: Databases PubMed, Cochrane …

Psychiatrist outpatient office visits have the potential to support the recovery of adults with
severe mental illnesses by engaging them in a collaborative process of evaluating …

Background Decision aids based on the philosophy of shared decision making are
designed to help patients make informed choices among diagnostic or treatment options by …

Chasm1. Patient-centered care has since been the centerpiece of health-care reform in the
US Shared decision-making interventions, which include decision aids and communication …

Aim In shared decision-making, patients are empowered to actively ask questions and
participate in decisions about their healthcare based on their preferences and values …

Background The successful implementation of decision aids in clinical practice initially
depends on how clinicians perceive them. Relatively little is known about the acceptance of …

Patients with large, retracted rotator cuff tears present a surgical challenge to relieve pain
and restore shoulder function. However, the term massive rotator cuff tear has only recently …

Evidence-based health care has become an increasingly important focus of the modern
medicine in recent years. Its success pertains to the use of best evidence available, the …