Shared decision-making in Poland: State of the art, challenges and opportunities.

Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes

Medical Education and Simulation Centre, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.

Published: June 2022


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The purpose of the present paper is to review the progress in recognition and implementation of shared decision-making (SDM) practice in the Polish health care system. In Poland, equal access to health care is a constitutional right. The foundations for SDM practice within the Polish health care system are laid in legislation regulating the professions of doctors and dentists, as well as patients' rights, which assert the duty of physicians to provide clear and patient-adjusted information on diagnostic and treatment options, health status and prognosis before obtaining consent. Over recent years, patient organizations have gained voice in the institutional setting. At the same time participatory decision-making at the individual patient level remains uneven, with a considerable variety between health care settings or even physicians. The challenges related to the implementation of SDM practices include low health care funding and staff shortages, which limit both the scope of available choices and consultation time. Fragmentation of care and inadequate standardization constitute additional barriers to the elaboration and sharing of good SDM practices.

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