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Opportunities for Shared Decision Making in Kidney Transplantation
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health researchers policymakers increasingly urge patient clinician engagement shared decision making sdm promote patientcentered care although sdm examined numerous clinical settings received little attention solid organ transplantation paper describes application sdm kidney transplantation context several distinctive features kidney transplantation present challenges sdm including fragmented patientprovider relationships timesensitive unpredictable nature deceased organ offers decisionmaking processes transplant providers serving organ guardians given theorgan scarcity versus advocates specific patients seeking transplantation variable clinical practices policies among transplant centers patients potentially compromised cognitive status literacy levels describe potential barriers opportunities sdm posit sdm feasible warranting encouragement kidney transplantation propose strategies promote overcome obstacles sdm kidney transplantation contend engagement sdm facilitated reorganization clinical care communication education providers patients