The effects of an online decision aid to support the reproductive decision-making process of genetically at risk couples-A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Couples at risk of transmitting a genetic disease to their offspring may experience doubts about their reproductive options. This study examines the effects of an online decision aid (DA) on the (joint) reproductive decision-making process of couples (not pregnant at time of inclusion) at risk of transmitting a genetic disease to their offspring. The primary outcome is decisional conflict, and secondary outcomes are knowledge, realistic expectations, deliberation, joint informed decision-making, and decisional self-efficacy. These outcomes were measured with a pretest-posttest design: before use (T0), after use (T1), and 2 weeks after use (T2) of the decision aid (DA). Usability of the DA was assessed at T1. Paired sample t-tests were used to compute differences between baseline and subseq

SUBMITTER: Severijns Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature