TY - JOUR T1 - Why shared decision making is not good enough: lessons from patients JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 493 LP - 495 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2012-101215 VL - 40 IS - 7 AU - Gert Olthuis AU - Carlo Leget AU - Mieke Grypdonck Y1 - 2014/07/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/40/7/493.abstract N2 - A closer look at the lived illness experiences of medical professionals themselves shows that shared decision making is in need of a logic of care. This paper underlines that medical decision making inevitably takes place in a messy and uncertain context in which sharing responsibilities may impose a considerable burden on patients. A better understanding of patients’ lived experiences enables healthcare professionals to attune to what individual patients deem important in their lives. This will contribute to making medical decisions in a good and caring manner, taking into account the lived experience of being ill. ER -