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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EVIDENZ FORTBILDUNG UND QUALITAET IM GESUNDHEITSWESEN
Volume 171, Issue -, Pages 89-92Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2022.04.020
Keywords
Malaysia; Multicultural; Shared decision-making; Patient decision aids; Implementation; Patient and public involvement
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- University of Malaya Research University Grant- Faculty Program [GPF006C-2018]
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The practice of Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Malaysia started in 2010 to meet the increasing needs of patients with chronic diseases. It emphasizes patient-centered care and has been applied in medical professionalism guidelines and legal judgments on informed consent. Research on SDM in Malaysia includes patient and public involvement, incorporation of local cultural values, and implementation in the healthcare system and organizational culture.
Shared decision making (SDM) activities in Malaysia began around 2010. The rise in the numbers of patients with chronic disease in Malaysia underscores a growing need for doctors to practice patient -centred care and SDM as more Malaysians come into regular contact with health decision-making scena-rios. Recent guidelines for medical professionalism have emphasized that options and risks be discussed in consultations, especially for procedures with risk of adverse outcomes. Although SDM is not legally required, principles of SDM are applied in legal judgements on informed consent. Research on SDM has grown to include the adoption of patient and public involvement in research, an increased emphasis on incorporating local cultural values in SDM, and implementation of SDM in Malaysia's health system and organizational culture. While COVID-19 hindered the progress of SDM research, one positive development was that vaccination choices heightened public consciousness about personal decisional autonomy and the need to discuss pros and cons with doctors before making a medical decision.
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