Patient decision aids for patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma: development process and alpha and beta testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient decision aids (PtDAs) are structured clinical tools that facilitate shared decision-making. Two important treatment decisions for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), which could benefit from PtDAs, are as follows (1): the extent of surgery decision in patients with low-risk DTC and (2) the decision to start or delay starting the treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with advanced tumors.

Material and methods

PtDAs for these two decisions were developed using the International Patient Decision Aids Standards (IPDAS) quality criteria in an iterative process of prototype development via alpha and beta testing by patients and physicians. The information content of the PtDAs was based on the available literature, cur

SUBMITTER: Koot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10264809 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature