Developing a patient decision aid for Achilles tendon rupture management: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and user-test a patient decision aid portraying the benefits and harms of non-surgical management and surgery for Achilles tendon ruptures.

Design

Mixed methods.

Setting

A draft decision aid was developed using guidance from a multidisciplinary steering group and existing patient decision aids. Participants were recruited through social media.

Participants

People who have previously sustained an Achilles tendon rupture and health professionals who manage these patients.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used to gather feedback on the decision aid from health professionals and patients who had previously suffered an Achilles tendon rupture. The feedback was used to redraft the decision a

SUBMITTER: Gan JFL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature