The role of time in involving patients with cancer in treatment decision making: A scoping review
Patient Education and Counseling(2024)
Abstract
Background
Time is often perceived as a barrier to shared decision making in cancer care. It remains unclear how time functions as a barrier and how it could be most effectively utilized.
Objective
This scoping review aimed to describe the role of time in patient involvement, and identify strategies to overcome time-related barriers.
Methods
Seven databases were searched for any publications on patient involvement in cancer treatment decisions, focusing on how time is used to involve patients, the association between time and patient involvement, and/or strategies to overcome time-related barriers. Reviewers worked independently and in duplicate to select publications and extract data. One coder thematically analyzed data, a second coder checked these analyses.
Results
The analysis of 26 eligible publications revealed four themesTime was a resource 1) to process the diagnosis, 2) to obtain/process/consider information, 3) for patients and clinicians to spend together, and 4) for patient involvement in making decisions. Discussion Time is a resource throughout the treatment decision-making process, and generic strategies have been proposed to overcome time constraints.
Practice Value
Clinicians could co-create decision-making timelines with patients, spread decisions across several consultations, share written information with patients, and support healthcare redesigns that allocate the necessary time.
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Key words
shared decision making,time,Patient involvement,treatment decision making
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