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Applying a Shared Decision Making Platform to Improve I-131 Patients Medical Care Quality

Authors:
Jui Jen Chen
Yu-Ting Lai

Keywords: Shared Decision Making (SDM); patient safety; medical quality; nuclear medicine

Abstract:
This paper provides post-operative thyroid cancer patients with assessment and health education about the radioactive iodine (I-131) treatment and proposes a platform where information technologies are applied to facilitate effective physician-patient communication to ensure optimal treatment for patients. A questionnaire survey was conducted in the Department of Nuclear Medicine of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, during September 2017 and May 2018. Before implementation of Shared Decision Making (SDM), the 1 to 7 questions mean score was 1.3; after implementation of SDM, the 1 to 7 questions mean score increased to 4.89. We conclude that applying SDM establishes a standardized and effective communication process for physicians and patients, and offers each patient a personalized and most appropriate treatment method.

Pages: 13 to 20

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: July 28, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3972

ISBN: 978-1-61208-728-3

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 28, 2019 to August 2, 2019