Toward Optimal Decision Making among Vulnerable Patients Referred for Cardiac Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives

Social Sciences

• surgery 100%
• decision making process 67%
• decision making 60%
• coach 36%
• nurse 29%
• Group 29%
• Informed Consent Process 28%
• decision aid 28%
• autonomy 27%
• institutional care 24%
• medical care 19%
• caregiver 16%
• mortality 16%
• comprehension 14%
• time 13%
• communication 10%
• trend 9%
• interview 8%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Thoracic Surgery 87%
• Decision Making 79%
• Shared Decision Making 29%
• Focus Groups 23%
• Mentoring 17%
• Coronary Artery Bypass 15%
• SDM 13%
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures 12%
• Nurses 11%
• Transplants 10%
• Decision Support Techniques 9%
• Patient Participation 9%
• Patient Preference 8%
• Anesthesiologists 8%
• Vulnerable Populations 8%
• Informed Consent 7%
• Caregivers 6%
• Risk Assessment 6%
• Intensive Care Units 6%
• Motivation 6%
• Communication 6%
• Surgeons 5%
• Interviews 5%
• Mortality 4%
• Therapeutics 2%