Randomized evaluation of decision support interventions for atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the RED-AF study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision making (SDM) improves the likelihood that patients will receive care in a manner consistent with their priorities. To facilitate SDM, decision aids (DA) are commonly used, both to prepare a patient before their clinician visit, as well as to facilitate discussion during the visit. However, the relative efficacy of patient-focused or encounter-based DAs on SDM and patient outcomes remains largely unknown. We aim to directly estimate the comparative effectiveness of two DA's on SDM observed in encounters to discuss stroke prevention strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods

The study aims to recruit 1200 adult patients with non-valvular AF who qualify for anticoagulation therapy, and their clinicians who manage stroke prevention s

SUBMITTER: Jones AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature