Preference Elicitation and Treatment Decision-Making Among Men Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial Results of Healium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elicitation of patients' preferences is an integral part of shared decision-making, the recommended approach for prostate cancer decision-making. Existing decision aids for this population often do not specifically focus on patients' preferences. Healium is a brief interactive web-based decision aid that aims to elicit patients' treatment preferences and is designed for a low health literate population.

Objective

This study used a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether Healium, designed to target preference elicitation, is as efficacious as Healing Choices, a comprehensive education and decision tool, in improving outcomes for decision-making and emotional quality of life.

Methods

Patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who had not yet ma

SUBMITTER: Diefenbach MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625066 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature