Shared decision making in contraceptive counseling

Background: Shared decision making (SDM) is a potentially valuable but underexplored approach to contraceptive counseling. Methods: We determined the correlation between patient report of SDM and of whether their provider had a method preference with measures of satisfaction. Results: Women reporting SDM were more likely to be satisfied with counseling than those reporting a provider-driven decision- and were more likely to be satisfied with their method than those reporting a patient-driven decision. Patients who felt that the provider had a method preference were less likely to be satisfied with their method. Conclusions: SDM in contraceptive counseling is associated with patient satisfaction. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.