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Patient Decision Aids
Patient decision aids are tools that help guide patients through the medical decision making process. They provide evidence-based information about a health condition and the health care options, including the benefits, harms and probabilities associated with each option. Decision aids come in a variety of forms, from pamphlets to interactive web-based programs. Decision aids often contain patient narratives or interviews with patients who made different health care decisions. Patients explain their reasons for pursuing a particular care option and share their thoughts on the health care they chose.
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Below you will find samples of our most recent acquisitions in Patient Decision Aids, grouped by resource type.
Shared Decision-Making® Program Research
View all results of this resource type in Patient Decision Aids.Introducing Decision Aids at Group Health was Linked to Sharply Lower Hip and Knee Surgery Rates and Costs
September 4, 2012
Arterburn D, Wellman R, Westbrook E, et al. Introducing decision aids at Group Health was linked to sharply lower hip and knee surgery rates and costs. Health Aff. 2012 Sept 4;(9):2094-104.… Continue reading
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Decision Aid Designed for People Facing Advanced or Terminal Illness: A Randomized Trial
October 28, 2011
Matlock DD, Keech TA, McKenzie MB, et al. Feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid designed for people facing advanced or terminal illness: a randomized trial. Health Expect. 2011. [Epub ahead of print]. Read the abstract. Continue reading
Posted in Patient Decision Aids
Tagged decision aids, Shared Decision-Making® programs, terminal illness
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Featured Shared Decision Making Publications
View all results of this resource type in Patient Decision Aids.Shared Decision Making to Improve Care and Reduce Costs
January 3, 2013
A sleeper provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourages greater use of shared decision making in health care. For many health situations in which there's not one clearly superior course of treatment, shared decision making can ensure that medical care better aligns with patients' preferences and values. One way to implement this approach is by using patient decision aids -- written materials, videos, or interactive electronic presentations designed to inform patients and their families about care options; each option's outcomes, including benefits and possible side effects; the health care team's skills; and costs. Shared decision making has the potential to provide numerous benefits for patients, clinicians, and the health care system, including increased patient knowledge, less anxiety over the care process, improved health outcomes, reductions in unwarranted variation in care and costs, and great alignment of care with patients' values.… Continue reading
Posted in Cost, Decision Aid Effectiveness, Health Care Policy, Patient Decision Aids, Patient Preferences, SDM Implementation
Tagged ACA, CMS, Cochrane Collaborative, decision aids, Group Health, health care costs, HHS, IOM, IPDAS, Medicare, NEJM, PCORI, practice variation, shared decision making
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Introducing Decision Aids at Group Health was Linked to Sharply Lower Hip and Knee Surgery Rates and Costs
September 4, 2012
An observational study reporting the changes in surgical rates and costs in the first eighteen months following the start of a program to introduce decision aids for hip and knee osteoarthritis in the Group Health system. They found a 38% reduction in knee surgeries and a 26% reduction in hip surgeries; findings consistent with results from randomized studies of decision aids.… Continue reading
Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Perspectives
View all results of this resource type in Patient Decision Aids.Striving for Balance & Fairness
February 1, 2011
One of our primary goals at the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation is to strive for balance and fairness when helping patients understand medical decisions. At the core of our organization is the conviction that the best medical decisions are made when patients are well informed and active participants in the decision making process. A balanced presentation gives patients the best chance to work in partnership with their providers and make the decision that will serve them best.… Continue reading
Posted in Decision Aid Components, Patient Decision Aids
Tagged decision support, evidence-based medicine
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Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Funded Research
View all results of this resource type in Patient Decision Aids.Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Decision Boxes in Primary Healthcare Interdisciplinary Teams to Facilitate Shared Decision Making
September 30, 2011
Our primary aim is to explore the barriers and facilitators influencing primary healthcare interdisciplinary teams' use of decision boxes in clinical practice. … Continue reading
Decision Making on the Go: A Mobile App Interpretation of a Prostate Cancer Decision Aid
May 15, 2011
The objectives are to 1) Survey mobile use around health issues in men newly eligible for prostate cancer screening, and 2) to develop a mobile PSA decision aid prototype based on the previously validated internet-based Prosdex decision support intervention (DESI) in preparation for subsequent field testing.… Continue reading
