Patient education and counseling
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To train medical residents and nurses to work together as a patient-centered care (PCC) team on a medical ward and test its feasibility, nurses' learning, and patient outcomes. ⋯ We provide a template for team training and urge that others explore this important new area and contribute to its further development.
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(1) To describe the importance chronically ill and disabled patients attach to involvement in decision-making when various care types are considered, and (2) to analyse the degree to which these patients are involved in shared decision-making (SDM) regarding these care types, and whether their involvement reflects the importance they attach to SDM. ⋯ We suggest healthcare practitioners to pay attention to the preferred level of patient involvement each time a new care issue has to be decided upon.