Frontiers in Public Health
Reframing the starting point of shared decision-making under algorithmic short-form video exposure: bone tumor care as a sentinel context
Short-form video platforms have become a major component of the pre-consultation information environment for patients with cancer in China and may create new challenges for clinical communication. Contemporary shared decision-making (SDM) and patient decision aids (PtDAs) do not explicitly assess or calibrate beliefs formed before consultation. Algorithmic recommendation and emotionally charged narratives may therefore contribute to pre-consultation cognitive anchoring and alter the conditions under which SDM occur …