Metro Mapping: development of an innovative methodology to co-design care paths to support shared decision making in oncology

Stiggelbout A, Griffioen I, Brands J, Melles M, Rietjens J, Kunneman M, van der Kolk M, van Eijck C, Snelders D. Metro Mapping: development of an innovative methodology to co-design care paths to support shared decision making in oncology. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2023 May 26:bmjebm-2022-112168. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112168. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37236775.

Treatment decision-making can be complex, notably when there are multiple treatments available, with different (probabilities of) benefits and harms, for example, survival and side effects.1 It is precisely in these complex situations that the preferences of the patient are of utmost importance, as the trade-offs of benefits and harms are subjective and concern patients’ lives.2 In such trade-offs, shared decision making (SDM) has gained momentum as a strategy to include both the best available evidence and the patient’s preferences.3