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Title Handbook of health decision science / Michael A. Diefenbach, Suzanne Miller-Halegoua, Deborah J. Bowen, editors.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Springer, [2016]

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Basics first. What are values, utilities, and preferences? A clarification in the context of decision making in health care, and an exploration of measurement issues / Arwen H. Pieterse and Anne M. Siggelbout; 2 Decision architectures / Bradford W. Hesse; Modeling medical decisions / J. Robert Beck; From laboratory to clinic and back: connecting neuroeconomic and clinical measures of decision-making dysfunctions / Ming Hsu and Winston Chiong; Research methods for health decision making / Marc T. Kiviniemi and Erin M. Ellis -- Decision making on the individual level. A fuzzy-trace theory of judgment and decision-making in health care: explanation, prediction, and application / Priscila G. Brust-Renck, Valerie F. Reyna, Evan A. Wilhelms and Andrew N. Lazar; Cognitive mechanisms and common-sense management of cancer risk: do patients make decisions? / Howard Leventhal, Jessica S. Yu, Elaine A. Leventhal and Susan M. Bodnar-Deren; The influence of affect on health decisions / Ellen Peters and Louise Meilleur; Strategies to promote the maintenance of behavior change: moving from theoretical principles to practice / Alexander J. Rothman, Austin S. Baldwin, Rachel J. Burns and Paul T. Fuglestad; Uncertainty and ambiguity in health decisions / Paul K.J. Han; Adult age differences in health-related decision-making: a primer / Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Chu Hsiao, Julia Kim and Katya Swarts; Decision-making in adolescents and young adults / Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Majel Baker and Sarah Stitzel -- Decision making on the interpersonal level. Decision making in the family / Laura A. Siminoff and Maria D. Thomson; Shared decision-making and the patient-provider relationship / Kathryn J. Rowland and Mary C. Politi; Legal aspects of healthcare decision-making / Rebecca Saracino, Elissa Kolva and Barry Rosenfeld -- Applied decision making. Decision tools for healthcare professionals / Ambili Ramachandran, Shivani Reddy and Devin M. Mann; Using the Veterans Health Administration as a laboratory for integrated decision tools for patients and clinicians / Sara J. Knight; Tailored communications for health-related decision-making and behavior change / Seth M. Noar and Nancy Grant Harrington; Overcoming the many pitfalls of communicating risk / Erika A. Waters, Angela Fagerlin and Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher; Decision aids: do they work? / Nananda F. Col and Vicky Springmann -- Decision making on the organizational, state and national level. The promise and perils of shared decision-making in clinical practice / Rachel A. Greenup and Jeffrey Peppercorn; Evidence-based medicine and decision-making policy / George Cheely and David Zaas; Introduction: transformations in health care delivery and financing / Stephen M. Weiner -- The future of decision making. The internet, social media, and health decision-making / Amanda L. Graham, Caroline O. Cobb and Nathan K. Cobb; Decision-making in the age of whole genome sequencing / Saskia C. Sanderson and Eric E. Schadt.
Note Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 19, 2016).
Summary This comprehensive reference delves into the complex process of medical decision makingboth the nuts-and-bolts access and insurance issues that guide choices and the cognitive and affective factors that can make patients decide against their best interests. Wide-ranging coverage offers a robust evidence base for understanding decision making across the lifespan, among family members, in the context of evolving healthcare systems, and in the face of life-changing diagnosis. The section on applied decision making reviews the effectiveness of decision-making tools in healthcare, featuring real-world examples and guidelines for tailored communications with patients. Throughout, contributors spotlight the practical importance of the field and the pressing need to strengthen health decision-making skills on both sides of the clinician/client dyad. Among the Handbooks topics: From laboratory to clinic and back: connecting neuroeconomic and clinical measures of decision-making dysfunctions. Strategies to promote the maintenance of behavior change: moving from theoretical principles to practices. Shared decision making and the patient-provider relationship. Overcoming the many pitfalls of communicating risk. Evidence-based medicine and decision-making policy. The internet, social media, and health decision making. The Handbook of Health Decision Science will interest a wide span of professionals, among them health and clinical psychologists, behavioral researchers, health policymakers, and sociologists. “. . . essential reading for those seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of current theory and research in the rapidly evolving field of health decision making.” Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D. “. . . a comprehensive look at the wonderfully complex topic of how individuals make decisions that are vital to health. . . .” Ellen Beckford, Ph.D., MPH.
Note GMD: electronic resource.
Subject Decision making -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medical care -- Decision making.
Health -- Decision making.
PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE / Cognitive Science.
Psychology.
Clinical health psychology.
Public health.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Nursing.
Decision making. (OCoLC)fst00889035
Health -- Decision making. (OCoLC)fst00952750
Medical care -- Decision making. (OCoLC)fst01013788
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Added Author Diefenbach, Michael A., editor.
Miller-Halegoua, Suzanne, editor.
Bowen, Deborah J., editor.
Other Form: Printed edition: 9781493934843
Standard No. 10.1007/978-1-4939-3486-7 doi
ISBN 9781493934867 (electronic book)
1493934864 (electronic book)
1493934848
9781493934843
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