Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
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Review
What is known about parents' treatment decisions? A narrative review of pediatric decision making.
With the increasing complexity of decisions in pediatric medicine, there is a growing need to understand the pediatric decision-making process. ⋯ Current research demonstrates a diversity of influences on parent decision making and parent decision preferences; however, little is known about decision outcomes or interventions to improve outcomes. Further investigation, using prospective methods, is needed in order to understand how to support parents through the difficult treatment decisions.