Encouraging shared decision making on treating men who have prostate cancer
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Encouraging shared decision making on treating men who have prostate cancer

Mary Cremin Uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Macmillan Cancer Unit, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow

Men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer often have a choice about treatment. This ambiguity lends itself to a shared decision-making process. Engagement in shared decision making, and provision of quality information, is essential to this process. Healthcare professionals play an integral role in promoting shared decision making, ensuring men receive the quality information required.

This literature review identifies the challenges faced by healthcare professionals in meeting the information needs of men with prostate cancer, which have a negative effect on the decision-making process. Healthcare professionals can address these challenges by improving communication, encouraging shared decision making and providing more individualised information. It identifies the need for healthcare professionals to consider such findings when attempting to enhance participation.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 15, 6, 32-36. doi: 10.7748/cnp.2016.e1301

Correspondence

marylou-18@hotmail.com

Peer review

This article has been subject to double-blind review and has been checked using antiplagiarism software.

Conflict of interest

None declared.

Received: 18 February 2016

Accepted: 14 June 2016

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