Implementation of a patient decision aid for men with localized prostate cancer: evaluation of patient outcomes and practice variation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men with localized prostate cancer often have unrealistic expectations. Practitioners are poor judges of men's preferences, contributing to preference misdiagnosis and unwarranted practice variation. Patient decision aids (PtDAs) can support men with decisions about localized prostate cancer. This is a comparative case study of two strategies for implementing PtDAs in clinical pathways for men with localized prostate cancer, evaluating (a) PtDA use; (b) impact on men, practitioners, and health system outcomes; and (c) factors influencing sustained use.

Methods/design

Guided by the Knowledge to Action Framework, this comparative case study will be conducted using administrative data, interviews, and surveys. Cases will be bound by geographic location (one hospital

SUBMITTER: Stacey D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4930601 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature