Strong |
Can be confidently applied to all or almost all patients. |
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Clinicians apply an intervention in all or almost all circumstances without a thorough review of the evidence and factors, and with an informing, but not necessarily detailed discussion with the patient. |
Weak |
Can be applied to most patients, but not all patients. |
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Clinicians consider fundamental variables such as the quality of evidence, risk and benefit of the intervention, their experience, cost-effectiveness, and most importantly, patient preferences, thus, often resulting in a shared decision-making process with the patient. |