Do Interventions Designed to Support Shared Decision-Making Reduce Health Inequalities? : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Durand, Marie-Anne, Carpenter, Lewis, Dolan, Hayley, Bravo, Paulina, Mann, Mala, Bunn, Frances and Elwyn, Glyn (2014) Do Interventions Designed to Support Shared Decision-Making Reduce Health Inequalities? : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE, 9 (4): e94670. ISSN 1932-6203

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Background: Increasing patient engagement in healthcare has become a health policy priority. However, there has been concern that promoting supported shared decision-making could increase health inequalities. Objective: To evaluate the impact of SDM interventions on disadvantaged groups and health inequalities. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.1371/journal.pone.0094670
Additional information	Copyright: © 2014 Durand et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 12:45
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