Allan Ben Smith
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Allan Ben Smith is a health services researcher whose work focuses on shared decision-making in prostate cancer care, particularly for men facing the difficult choice between robotic prostatectomy and radiotherapy. His research employs qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to understand patient preferences, decisional needs, and the psychological outcomes of treatment selection. Smith’s most influential work, “Robot or radiation?” (2019, 21 citations), provides critical insights into the decision support needs of men with localised prostate cancer, revealing how patients navigate trade-offs between treatment efficacy and side-effect profiles. He further demonstrated that attending a combined clinic can lead to low conflict and high satisfaction in decision-making (2021). His protocol for the PREPaRE study (2017) established a rigorous mixed-methods framework for investigating treatment decision-making in early-stage prostate cancer. By illuminating the preference-sensitive nature of this choice—where cure rates are similar but side effects differ—Smith’s work directly informs the development of patient decision aids and clinical communication strategies, helping to ensure that men receive care aligned with their values.
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