“…Most articles defined SDM as a model of patient care in which the clinician and patient collaborate to determine the best treatment option based on available evidence but also supporting the needs, preferences, and values of the patient. 13,18,23,25,27,30,33,35,37,38,40,42,43 The SDM model was defined in contrast to the paternalistic model, in which the clinician decides on treatment without patient input, and the informed or autonomy model, in which clinicians provide information and the patient is the sole decision-maker. 18,30 In SDM, patients are considered experts in their illness and clinicians are considered experts in management of disease, allowing for an egalitarian partnership that supports patient autonomy.…”