Table 1.

Some key differences between office‐based and PMR therapy encounters as they apply to SDM.

Office‐based encounters	PMR therapy encounters
Happen occasionally	Happen several times a day
Typically have one practitioner	May involve several practitioners
Practitioners are typically physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants	Practitioners are a wide variety of practitioners (e.g., music/occupational/physical/speech/nursing)
Decision‐making is discussion‐based; involves deliberation	Micro‐decision‐making relies on verbal and physical actions and responses
Decisions are enacted after encounters	Micro‐decisions are enacted during encounters
Evidence‐based to inform choices includes randomized controlled trials	Variety of evidentiary support