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The Institute of Medicine has emphasized the importance of patient-centered care, and shared decision making is a key concept in this paradigm. Most studies on shared decision making in pediatrics have involved office-based observation of parent–clinician interactions. Researchers examined factors associated with shared decision making for 1397 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 2738 children with asthma (age, <18 years) using parent-reported data from a national survey on health expenditures. The survey included seven questions that reflect the following key components of shared decision making: Both clinician and patient are involved in decision making, both share information, both express treatment preferen…