Measuring Shared Decision-making: A review of research evidence

There is a wealth of research evidence around Shared Decision Making: its purpose, the need for it and evidence of its benefits and challenges. This report aims to complement existing literature and evidence, by focusing on measurement and evidence of implementation in England to date. In doing so, our objective is to support those with an interest in developing Shared Decision Making within their organisations, to help them to understand: • What elements of the decision making process should be measured, including for example, decision readiness and decision quality • What measures exist and what research evidence supports their use • What evidence is there of the implementation of these measures, and in what contexts? This report provides a summary of the types of measures that are available, a recommendation of which measures might be appropriate for the national programme as well as a rationale for the suggested approach.