Research

Welcome to the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation library of studies, articles and research overviews related to the topic areas we care about most. In our collection you will find the following resources:

  • Shared Decision-Making® Program Research: These studies evaluate and test our suite of decision aids.
  • Funded Research: Each year, the Foundation funds research that evaluates various aspects of medical decision making. Summaries of these projects are included in this resource collection. Learn more about applying for funding.
  • Foundation Perspectives: These succinct white papers, written by our senior scientific advisor, Floyd J. Fowler, PhD, look at common questions about the shared decision making process and provide our best answers based on the current available research.
  • Shared Decision Making (SDM) Annotated Bibliography: This resource includes key articles and studies that provide insight into the best methods of informing and engaging patients and how doing so can help improve the quality of health care.

Our Library

Resource Type: Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Funded Research

Listed in order of acquisition, most recent first.

The Impact of a Decision Aid for Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Recurrence on Patients' Anxiety, Decisional Conflict and Knowledge: A Randomized Trial

What is the Role of Decision Support Software in the Decision Making Process for Men with Early Stage Prostate Cancer? A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Personal Characteristics that Influence Use and the Decision Making Process

Video Images of Disease for Ethical Outcomes: The VIDEO STUDY

Using Video-Enhanced, Internet-Based Vignette Experiments to Study Patient Decisions Regarding Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis

Using Video Images of Dementia in Advance Care Planning

Using Testimonials to Improve Decision Outcomes

Using Decision Analytic Modeling to Guide the ACCP Guideline Development Process for Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation

Using Cardio-metabolic Risk Information in Health Decisions: Barriers from the Perspective of Low Literate Consumers

Understanding the Information Processing of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among Latino Patients with Limited English Proficiency

Understanding the Experience of Early Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment among Jordanian Women

Treatment Decision Making in Localized Prostate Cancer: The Role of Functional Health Literacy and Cancer-Related Distress

The Unintended Consequences of Biomedical Advances: Social Inequalities in Health Behaviors Among Pregnant Women

The Impact of Visuals and an Interactive, Personalized Risk Calculator on Knowledge, Comprehension and Decision Quality Related to the Carotid Endarterectomy Decision Aid

The Impact of Patient Activation on Preparation for Shared Decision Making Among Lower Socioeconomic and Minority Populations

The Effect of the Institutionalization of Medical Care on Patient Informed Consent

The Effect of Testimonials in Patient Decision Aids: The Role of Numeracy, Literacy and Decision Making Style

The Effect of a Decision Aid on the Quality of Colon Cancer Screening

Shared Decision Making in Hispanics with Muscoloskeletal Disorders: A Qualitative Study

Randomized Trial of a Patient Decision Aid for Bariatric Surgery

Quality of Decision Making Communication and Outcomes of Care for African Americans with Depression Study