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... > medicine > clinical medicine > medical decision making > basis for making the decision > evaluating consequences

Preferred term

evaluating consequences

Definition

Decisions in medical contexts have immediate and obvious consequences in terms of health and sometimes death or survival. Medical decisions also have less obvious and less immediate consequences, including effects on the long-term physical and mental well-being of patients, their families, and caregivers, as well as on the distribution of scarce medical resources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Evaluating Consequences]

Broader concept

basis for making the decision

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methods

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/evaluating_consequences

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