| Non-clinical influences on clinical decision-making: a major challenge to evidence-based practice. | |
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PMID: 20436026 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This article reviews an aspect of daily clinical practice which is of critical importance in virtually every clinical consultation, but which is seldom formally considered. Non-clinical influences on clinical decision-making profoundly affect medical decisions. These influences include patient-related factors such as socioeconomic status, quality of life and patient's expectations and wishes, physician-related factors such as personal characteristics and interaction with their professional community, and features of clinical practice such as private versus public practice as well as local management policies. This review brings together the different strands of knowledge concerning non-clinical influences on clinical decision-making. This aspect of decision-making may be the biggest obstacle to the reality of practising evidence-based medicine. It needs to be understood in order to develop clinical strategies that will facilitate the practice of evidence-based medicine. |
Authors:
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F M Hajjaj; M S Salek; M K A Basra; A Y Finlay |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Volume: 103 ISSN: 1758-1095 ISO Abbreviation: J R Soc Med Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-03 Completed Date: 2010-05-25 Revised Date: 2013-05-29 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802879 Medline TA: J R Soc Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 178-87 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK. fadihajjaj@hotmail.com |
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Attitude to Health Decision Making* Evidence-Based Medicine* Health Services Accessibility* Humans Interpersonal Relations Organizational Policy Physician's Practice Patterns* Prejudice Socioeconomic Factors |
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