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Why Use Patient Priorities Decisional Guidance
Decision-making for older adults with multiple chronic conditions is complex because:
- They vary in their combination of health and life conditions
- They vary in their health priorities
- The benefits of many interventions are uncertain or modest
- Their health care often becomes burdensome (for both patients and clinicians)
- Their health care doesn’t always achieve the outcomes that matter most
- Disease-by-disease decisions can be cumbersome, conflicting and potentially harmful
- There is usually no right answer
