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Experiences and ethical issues during shared decision-making in healthcare at rural health facilities in Uganda: An exploratory qualitative study

2024Open accessMakerere University

Abstract

There is a need for targeted interventions to enhance decision-making processes in rural healthcare including but not limited to developing shared decision-making manual and continuous training of healthcare providers to ethically engage patients. Further research is needed to explore larger facilities with a bigger scope including patients under 18 years of age and and their surrogates.

Research topics

  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4930541/v1

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