RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Importance of risk communication and decision making in cardiovascular conditions in older patients: a discussion paper
JF Quality in Health Care
JO Qual Health Care
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP i19
OP i22
DO 10.1136/qhc.0100019..
VO 10
IS suppl 1
A1 N Dudley
YR 2001
UL http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/10/suppl_1/i19.abstract
AB Atrial fibrillation and aortic stenosis commonly present doctors and patients with difficult decisions about the risks and benefits of treatment options and are both often inappropriately undertreated. Patients may be confused by risk information and doctors may be aware of patients' limitations and use this to manipulate choices to the ones desired by the doctors. This paper examines the importance of risk communication and discusses difficulties that can arise in decision making in these two common cardiovascular conditions.