Research

Welcome to the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation library of studies, articles and research overviews related to the topic areas we care about most. In our collection you will find the following resources:

  • Shared Decision-Making® Program Research: These studies evaluate and test our suite of decision aids.
  • Funded Research: Each year, the Foundation funds research that evaluates various aspects of medical decision making. Summaries of these projects are included in this resource collection. Learn more about applying for funding.
  • Foundation Perspectives: These succinct white papers, written by our senior scientific advisor, Floyd J. Fowler, PhD, look at common questions about the shared decision making process and provide our best answers based on the current available research.
  • Shared Decision Making (SDM) Annotated Bibliography: This resource includes key articles and studies that provide insight into the best methods of informing and engaging patients and how doing so can help improve the quality of health care.

Our Library

Listed in order of acquisition, most recent first.

A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Using Structured Information and Analysis of Women's Preferences in the Management of Menorrhagia

Development of Instruments to Measure the Quality of Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

Valuing Health Care: Improving Productivity and Quality

Patient Engagement -- What Works?

Shared Decision Making: Informing and Involving Patients to Do the Right Thing in Health Care

Shared Decision Making: Advancing Patient-Centered Care through State and Federal Implementation

Putting Patients First

Decision Aid Tools to Support Women's Decision Making in Pregnancy and Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Decision-Making Process Reported by Medicare Patients Who Had Coronary Artery Stenting or Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Patient Decision Aids in Knee Replacement Surgery

The Impact of a Decision Aid for Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Recurrence on Patients' Anxiety, Decisional Conflict and Knowledge: A Randomized Trial

What is the Role of Decision Support Software in the Decision Making Process for Men with Early Stage Prostate Cancer? A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Personal Characteristics that Influence Use and the Decision Making Process

Video Images of Disease for Ethical Outcomes: The VIDEO STUDY

Using Video-Enhanced, Internet-Based Vignette Experiments to Study Patient Decisions Regarding Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis

Using Video Images of Dementia in Advance Care Planning

Using Testimonials to Improve Decision Outcomes

Using Decision Analytic Modeling to Guide the ACCP Guideline Development Process for Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation

Using Cardio-metabolic Risk Information in Health Decisions: Barriers from the Perspective of Low Literate Consumers

Understanding the Information Processing of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among Latino Patients with Limited English Proficiency

Understanding the Experience of Early Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment among Jordanian Women