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

Resource Type: Shared Decision Making Annotated Bibliography

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

One Man at a Time -- Resolving the PSA Controversy

Uninformed Compliance or Informed Choice? A Needed Shift in our Approach to Cancer Screening

Helping Pregnant Women Make Better Decisions: A Systematic Review of the Benefits of Patient Decision Aids in Obstetrics

Cochrane Review: Decision Aids for People Facing Health Treatment or Screening Decisions

Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature

Policy Options to Encourage Patient-Physician Shared Decision Making

Making Shared Decision-Making A Reality

Implementing Shared Decision Making in the UK

Shared Decision Making in the United States: Policy and Implementation Activity on Multiple Fronts

Informing and Involving Patients to Improve the Quality of Medical Decisions