Values Based Practice

Question 1

What are values?

Answer 1

What matters, or what is important, to the individual

Preferences, wishes, virtues, morals, personal beliefs

Question 2

What is evidence based practice?

Answer 2

A process that supports clinical decision making where complex and conflicting evidence is in play

The integration of best research evidence + clinical experience + patient values

Question 3

How can values based practice and evidence based practice work together?

Answer 3

To share decision making and result in improved clinical outcome

Take evidence seriously but also take into account the patients individual values and preferences to balance the best possible outcome