Patient Knowledge

Assessing patient knowledge is a significant factor in determining if a quality health care decision was made. Research examines the level of knowledge a patient has when making a medical decision.

Our Library

Below you will find samples of our most recent acquisitions in Patient Knowledge, grouped by resource type.

Overdiagnosis in Screening Mammography: Examination of Women's Attitudes and Responses to Information about Overdiagnosis

May 15, 2011
The overall purpose of this research is to contribute to improving communication with the community about screening mammography. The research involves developing and evaluating educational materials and strategies to meet the important ethical objective of providing balanced information about screening outcomes in order to support screening decisions.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Quality, George Bennett Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Involvement, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences | Tagged mammography, overdiagnosis Permalink

Intuitive and Deliberative Processing in Patient Decision Aids

September 30, 2010
The present research will attempt to shed light on this issue by asking participants to read a prostate cancer decision aid and then engage in either a deliberative or intuitive decision making strategy prior to making a treatment decision. Decision quality will be measured using value-decision correspondence, feelings about the decision (e.g., confidence) and cancer-related anxiety.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Patient Satisfaction, Robert Derzon Grants | Tagged decision aids, prostate cancer Permalink

Development and Evaluation of a Dynamic Interactive Interface for Values Exploration and Clarification

September 30, 2009
The overall long-term goal of this research program is to develop values clarification exercises that improve decision quality. The research funded by this grant aims to establish the feasibility of the development and evaluation of a dynamic interactive tool that explicitly encourages values exploration and clarification. …  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Components, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Risk Communication, Robert Derzon Grants | Tagged values concordance Permalink

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

January 31, 2009
This proposal aims to leverage the existing investment by the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation in a CEA decision aid (DA) to answer two applied research questions with implications for both the CEA DA and future (new and/or revised or cross-nationally adapted) DAs.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Components, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences | Tagged carotid endarterectomy, decision aids, personalized risk Permalink

Developing Measures of Decision Quality

January 30, 2009
The field tests in the last year show that the items on the whole are performing as intended, and patients find the surveys acceptable and feasible. There is growing interest in the research community to use these instruments, and we have been exploring interest in clinical community to extend their use.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Quality, Directed Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences | Tagged breast cancer, colorectal cancer screening, decision quality instruments, depression, herniated disc, hip osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis, menopause, MGH Permalink

Creation and Implementation of a Decision Aid to Support Patients Making Prenatal Screening Decisions

May 15, 2008
Due to the complexity of prenatal screening, researchers are creating a decision aid tool (a DVD and booklet) that can be mailed to patients prior to a first prenatal visit, making it accessible, private, and able to be shared with all decision makers. This project aims to provide a decision aid to pregnant women and their families, in order to decrease decisional tension and improve communication between patient and provider. We believe that a DVD format is the most effective communication medium to reach the target audience of all women receiving prenatal care at DHMC.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Decision Aids, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Patient Satisfaction, Robert Derzon Grants, SDM Implementation, Special Populations | Tagged decision support, DHMC, pregnancy, prenatal care, prenatal screening Permalink

Novel Methods for Risk Communication Among Patients with Low Numeracy Skills--Application in Prostate Cancer Decision Support

January 31, 2008
This study is fielding a series of 50 structured interviews in our practice based research network of four clinics serving large populations of African American men with low literacy and low numeracy skills.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Literacy and Numeracy, Patient Involvement, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Risk Communication | Tagged decision aids, low numeracy, prostate cancer Permalink

Developing and Testing Educational Materials to Improve Decision Making for Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

January 31, 2008
The ultimate mission of the project is to develop audiovisual and computer-based resources to enhance shared decision making regarding choice of kidney replacement therapies, and perform a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the relative effectiveness of resources in improving patient-provider shared decision making. It is hypothesized that resources will improve shared decision-making compared to usual care.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Investigator-Initiated Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Patient Satisfaction | Tagged chronic kidney disease, decision aids, decision-making, health education, shared decision making Permalink

Randomized Trial of a Patient Decision Aid for Bariatric Surgery

January 31, 2007
The specific aims of this randomized control trial are to formally evaluate the impact of the “Weight loss surgery: Is it right for you?” Shared Decision-Making® program on decision quality in primary care and bariatric specialty practice settings, following the approach recommended in the Cochrane CREDIBLE Criteria for Decision Aids among morbidly obese adults enrolled at Group Health.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences | Tagged bariatric surgery, decision aids, NIH Permalink

Informed Choice Assistance for Patient Decision-Making

January 31, 2007
To test the feasibility of systematically offering Informed Choice Assistance (ICA) during the diagnostic evaluation process to at least 80% of patients facing decisions about the management of uterine fibroids.…  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Decision Quality, Investigator-Initiated Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, Patient Satisfaction, SDM Implementation | Tagged decision-making, informed choice, uterine fibroids Permalink

Are Patient Decision Aids for Total Joint Replacement Cost-Effective and Do They Optimize the Surgical Referral Process from Primary Care

January 30, 2007
The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of patient decision aids (pDAs) on improving decision quality and reducing length of surgical consults for TJA, and their cost-effectiveness. …  Continue reading →
Posted in Cost, Decision Aid Effectiveness, Decision Quality, Health Care Policy, Investigator-Initiated Grants, Investigator-Initiated Research, Patient Decision Aids, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, SDM Implementation | Tagged decision aids, joint replacement, primary care Permalink

The National Survey of Medical Decisions (The DECISIONS Study)

January 30, 2007
The National Survey of Medical Decisions was designed to collect nationally representative data from adults age 40 and above on a variety of medical decisions from the patient perspective, using a random digit dial (RDD) telephone survey. …  Continue reading →
Posted in Decision Quality, Directed Research, Patient Involvement, Patient Knowledge, Patient Preferences, SDM Implementation | Tagged DECISIONS Study, medical decisions Permalink