How the UK public views the use of diagnostic decision aids by physicians: a vignette-based experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physicians' low adoption of diagnostic decision aids (DDAs) may be partially due to concerns about patient/public perceptions. We investigated how the UK public views DDA use and factors affecting perceptions.

Materials and methods

In this online experiment, 730 UK adults were asked to imagine attending a medical appointment where the doctor used a computerized DDA. The DDA recommended a test to rule out serious disease. We varied the test's invasiveness, the doctor's adherence to DDA advice, and the severity of the patient's disease. Before disease severity was revealed, respondents indicated how worried they felt. Both before [t1] and after [t2] severity was revealed, we measured satisfaction with the consultation, likelihood of recommending the doctor, and sugge

SUBMITTER: Nurek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114121 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature