Shared decision making and minimal disruptive medicine in the management of chronic diseases

• Main Authors: Claudia Zeballos-Palacios, Oscar L. Morey-Vargas, Juan P. Brito, Víctor M. Montori
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2014-03-01
• Series: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
• Subjects: atención dirigida al paciente; toma de decisiones; enfermedad crónica
• Online Access: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/16

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These conditions require considerable time investment and resources from the health system in Peru, as well as from patients and their families. Paradoxically, the developed medical strategies for managing these conditions generate a constant and increasing burden for the patient and their environment, which affects quality of life and therapeutic results. In this article, the role of shared decision making and minimal disruptive medicine will be described as strategies to address these problems.