Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Decision support alerts or nudges are used in health care settings to guide clinical decisions toward preferred care. However, it is unclear whether the number of alternatives offered leads to suboptimal decisions.

Objective

To determine the effect of presenting two or more appropriate treatment alternatives, compared to one alternative, on care decisions.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial conducted from May 3 to May 8, 2024, included primary care physicians (PCPs) practicing in the US who were recruited from the Qualtrics research network and were randomly assigned 1:1 to review 2 clinical scenarios. Physicians in the control group were presented with 1 appropriate treatment alternative for each scenario and those in the inte

SUBMITTER: Altinger G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12616461 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature