Overview
In nearly every medical-decision-making encounter, the physician is atthe center of the discussion, with the patient the recipient of the physician’sdecisions. Dr. Robert Alan McNutt starts from an opposite premise: thepatient should be at the center. McNutt challenges the physician-directed,medical-expertise model of making decisions, presenting a practicalapproach augmented by formal exercises designed to give patients the toolsand confidence to compare and contrast their health-care options so theycan make their own choices. He addresses a number of scenarios, includingheart disease, breast cancer, and prostate cancer—conditions that pose arange of choices that patients may face about diagnoses and treatments. After providing a clear explanation of what is the highest quality medical-decision-making information, McNutt teaches patients to use thatinformation to weigh the harms and benefits of their treatment options,empowering them to ask critical questions as they take a stronger hand intheir own care. Your Health, Your Decisions moves from specific scenariosthat commonly baffle patients to a systematic exploration of how to makemedical decisions. By offering patients the tools they need to be full partnersin their own health care, McNutt demystifies what can be a bewildering andeven terrifying process.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert A. Mcnutt
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.395kg
ISBN: 9781469629179
ISBN 10: 1469629178
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 September 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
With McNutt's cooperative problem-solving insight, patients will feel like partners rather than pawns in the health-care system.--Foreword Reviews An extraordinarily powerful tool for patients, but it is equally powerful for medical educators to help their students keep the patient perspective in the forefront during their learning process. 5 Stars!--Doody's Book Reviews Assist[s] patients with making informed, knowledgeable health care treatment choices. . . . A valuable supplemental text for advanced nursing students, physician assistant students, and medical students. Recommended.--CHOICE
An extraordinarily powerful tool for patients, but it is equally powerful for medical educators to help their students keep the patient perspective in the forefront during their learning process. 5 Stars!--<i>Doody's Book Reviews</i>
Author Information
Robert Alan McNutt, M.D., is a clinician, researcher, teacher, decision analyst,
