Acceptability and Utility of a Web-Based Patient-Completed Clinical Decision Aid for the Differential Diagnosis of Transient Loss of Consciousness: Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Web-based patient-completed clinical decision aids (CDAs) have the potential to reduce inefficient resource use and patient risk in acute and emergency settings while minimizing additional clinician time burdens. However, such interventions must be acceptable for use by their target audience-patients.

Objective

The objective of this study is to assess acceptability and utility to patients of a novel online patient-completed CDA for the differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness (TLoC).

Methods

Within a larger validation study of a patient-completed CDA, we conducted nested qualitative semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 20 patients who used the CDA in the study and performed thematic analysis of interview transcripts.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Wardrope A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12289296 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature