1Manager, Medical Development Team, Marie Stopes Society, Pakistan
Online published on 1 August, 2014.
The trend in clinical decision making over a period of time has been changed from passive involvement to collaborative approach. This transition has been brought forth by the advancement in technology that has affected patient's readiness to participate in decision making. Therefore, it is the responsibility of health care providers to assess patient's preference regarding decision making.
A comprehensive literature search was carried out to explore available literature on patient's involvement in Clinical decision making. The purpose is to highlight ethical aspect of decision making faced by the decision makers and its consequences on patients. Online databases including PubMed, Science Direct, and CINAHL were searched. In addition, manual search was also done by accessing available articles in periodical library.
Patient participation in clinical decision making varied at a great level. In order to raise patient's satisfaction, health care providers should consider patient's perspective during clinical decision making process.
Clinical Decision Making, Patient Preferences, Ethics, Autonomy, Paternalism
