Doctor-patient Joint Decision-making from the Perspective of Social Work: Bridge Problems and Platform Exploration / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

At present, domestic scholars in China have conducted research on the implementation and process of doctor-patient joint decision-making, but they are facing difficulties in localization of decision-making theory, human resources of decision-making and transformation of decision-making results. Social work involved in doctor-patient joint decision-making can unlock channels of communication between doctors and patients, make full use of existing resources, and promote the physical and mental health of patients. From the perspective of social work, the involvement of doctor-patient joint decision-making will face the challenges of ambiguous decision-making authority, "non counterpart" social work talents, and the reluctance of doctors and patients to take responsibility for decision-making, makes it difficult for social workers to build a bridge of communication, cooperation, and trust in the intervention process. Therefore, this paper proposed to explore the platform of standardization, diversification and symmetry by establishing an "embedded" intervention process, a "patient-centered" multidisciplinary team, and a "Gong" communication model.