Patient choice is a concept introduced into the NHS in England. Most patients are supposed to be able to choose the clinician whom they want to provide them ...

Patient participation is a trend that arose in answer to medical paternalism. Informed consent is a process where patients make decisions informed by the ...

Patient recruitment is the process of finding and enrolling suitable participants for clinical trials. It is a crucial aspect of drug development and medical ...

The trade-off dilemma, or patient trade-off, refers to the choice between the expected beneficial and harmful effects in terms of patient survival and quality ...

Treatment decision support consists of the tools and processes used to enhance medical patients' healthcare decision-making.

A patient-reported outcome (PRO) is a health outcome directly reported by the patient who experienced it. It stands in contrast to an outcome reported by ...

Patient-centered outcomes are results of health care that can be obtained from a healthcare professional's ability to care for their patients and their patient ...

In shared decision-making, patients work with physicians to decide on the best treatment option. SDM relies on the basic premise of both patient autonomy and ...

Decision aids are interventions or tools designed to facilitate shared decision making and patient participation in health care decisions.

The patient experience describes an individual's experience of illness/injury and how healthcare treats them.