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Below you will find samples of our most recent acquisitions in Directed Research, grouped by resource type.
The Impact of Decision Aids about Prostate Cancer Screening for Men Accessing Healthcare in a Community Setting: DVD vs. Web
January 30, 2011
The overarching goal of this study is to compare the impact on knowledge and acceptability of a prostate screening decision aid delivered via either DVD or Web format. We have considerable experience and expertise in developing and comparing format-related differences in impact and uptake of patient education programs, with a particular interest in incorporating literacy levels into our research.… Continue reading
Posted in Decision Aid Components, Directed Research
Tagged decision aids, prostate cancer screening, web-based
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Evaluation of DVD and Internet Decision Aids for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Focus on Health Literacy
January 30, 2011
This study will advance the evidence base regarding best methods for facilitating informed decisions among patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing DVD and Crossroads online formats of decision aids (DAs) for these conditions. … Continue reading
A Randomized Mixed-Methods Cross-Over Study to Compare the Performance of Traditional DVD and Web-Based Patient Decision Support
January 30, 2011
To date, few randomized trials have directly compared the same Decision Support Interventions (DESIs) delivered through different media. While earlier efforts focused principally on booklets and videos, more recently the majority of DESI development efforts have focused on creating interactive electronic tools that can be delivered through the internet. However, very little is known about how web-based DESIs perform in comparison to more traditional video DESIs, such as those developed and distributed by the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation.… Continue reading
Posted in Decision Aid Components, Directed Research
Tagged decision support, DESis, PAMF, web-based
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Using Multimedia Approaches to Communicate Probabilities in Patient Decision Aids for Low-Literacy Populations
January 30, 2010
The broad, long-term goal of this project is to determine the value of enhanced multimedia approaches to communicating probabilities in patient decision support tools when applied to patients with low health literacy/numeracy.… Continue reading
Personalized Cardiovascular Risk Information to Initiate and Maintain Health Behavior Changes
January 30, 2010
We propose an evaluation that will assess three important components of risk communication: 1) provide patients with personalized risk communication using the risk calculator developed by the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation and health information taken from the Living with Coronary Artery Disease program; 2) provide personalized tailored patient feedback to help initiate and maintain specific cardiovascular CVD-related behaviors (e.g., medication adherence, exercise, diet, smoking cessation) to reduce risks; and 3) evaluate how this feedback can be incorporated into clinical care by examining 3-month patient outcomes and provider responses to the risk information.… Continue reading
Identifying Components of Decision Aid Interventions that Enable Informed Decision Making about Dialysis Modality
January 30, 2010
This research aims to assess the effectiveness of component parts within patient decision aids (pDAs) on patient’s informed decisions about dialysis modality.… Continue reading
How the Valence and Content of Narratives Influence Information Search
January 30, 2010
In the proposed research, we will explore how two dimensions of narratives influence impact on health care decisions: content and emotional valence. Across two studies, the proposed research will focus on the mechanisms through which narratives influence decision processes, a dimension which has been largely ignored in the literature.… Continue reading
Examining the Relationship Between Decision Support Interventions and Outcome Measurements: Applying the IPDAS Instrument to the Results of the Cochrane Systematic Review of Patient Decision Aids
January 30, 2009
The International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration has led to the development of a quality checklist and, more recently, an instrument to assess the quality of decision support interventions. We recognize that further work is required to examine the relationships between International Patient Decision Aid Standards instrument (IPDASi) scores and the outcomes achieved in clinical trials.… Continue reading
Posted in Decision Aid Effectiveness, Directed Research
Tagged Cochrane Review, decision aids, decision support, IPDAS, IPDASi
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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
Testing Multimedia and Print Health Materials Across Literacy Levels
January 30, 2008
We propose two complementary investigations to address the effectiveness of optimally designed multimedia and print materials in different contexts. The first addresses knowledge dissemination for preventive services and disease self-management. The second explores best practices for conveying information about risks and benefits of treatment.… Continue reading
Patient Use of Health Outcomes Calculators Based Upon the Results of Complex Longitudinal Clinical Trials to Enhance Decision Making: The Spine Patient
January 30, 2008
Initial plans for a new calculator were developed. Following, an expert panel reviewed the plans and provided detailed recommendations for the calculator design. Feedback was also solicited from clinicians, potential users in one-on-one sessions and a small focus group. … Continue reading
Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research: Would Observational Data Have Predicted Results Found in Randomized Controlled Trials of Coronary Revascularization?
January 30, 2007
Contemporary randomized controlled trials (RCT) of coronary revascularization have not found any survival advantage from aggressive intervention, while observational data suggest otherwise. We aim to compare outcomes predicted from observational data without strict exclusion criteria with results from patients who would have been eligible for RCTs.… Continue reading
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
Pathways to Revascularization
January 30, 2007
Project seeks to assess utility of administrative claims data to characterize indication and urgency of revascularization procedures, and to assess care preceding, the geographic variation of, and the temporal trends of such procedures. Project also wants to assess care preceding a revascularization procedure (indication and urgency, and pathways to revascularization) and assess geographic variation and temporal trends with respect to the characteristics of revascularization procedures.… Continue reading
History of Decision-Making in Cardiac Revascularization
January 30, 2007
Research seeks to look at the relationship between disease models and therapeutic practice and examine the history of the recognition that CABG and, to a lesser extent, PCI could cause severe neuro-cognitive side effects.… Continue reading
Shared Decision Making for People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
January 30, 2005
The proposed research will assess the decision making needs of people with SMI and their clinicians, and create a model decision aid that meets the local needs of clients and clinicians. This study will contribute to the development of interventions for persons with SMI by: 1) identifying decision support needs gaps; 2) identifying moderating variables of needs gaps; and 3) building and assessing the feasibility of decision aids to fill decision support needs gaps in this population.… Continue reading
