In this paper we present the evolution of shared decision making since the mid-nineties in terms of legislation, official statements and guidelines. We outline the goals and declarations of the French Ministry of Health and the French National Authority for Health, for whom informing patients and shared decision-making are central concerns. Finally, we discuss research projects and clinical initiatives in shared decision-making in France and provide a general overview of progress and barriers to progress.
Keywords: France; Frankreich; Gesundheitswesen; Information; Nutzer; healthcare consumers; information; partizipative Entscheidungsfindung; shared decision making.
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