Training physicians in shared decision-making did not significantly improve the rate of older adults receiving their preferred approach to colorectal cancer screening in a randomized controlled trial.
Recent guidelines recommend that shared decision-making be employed when considering whether to stop or continue with CRC screening in adults older than 75 years of age.
Physicians received shared decision-making training plus pre-visit electronic reminders to discuss CRC screening or only the reminders .
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