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Informed Consent
Requires that clients:
Receive accurate, relevant information
Understand benefits, risks, and alternatives
Can ask questions
Make decisions voluntarily
Have the capacity to make the decision
Decisional Conflict
A state of uncertainty about a course of action.
Occurs when patients face uncertainty, feel uninformed or unsupported, and/or feel unclear about personal priorities around a decision.
Coaching
Provision of support by a trained professional, in a supportive, non-directive manner, to a patient and/or their family who are facing a decison.
Guidance
Elements embedded inside support materials that enhance a patient’s ability to make decisions in a self-directed manner.
Steps in Decision Support
Identify the Decision
Explore Options
Clarify Understanding
Clarify Values
Address Decisional Conflict
Prepare for Action