A Randomized Study of Patient Risk Perception for Incidental Renal Findings on Diagnostic Imaging Tests.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to assess differences in patient distress, risk perception, and treatment preferences for incidental renal findings with descriptive versus combined descriptive and numeric graphical risk information.

Materials and methods

A randomized survey study was conducted for adult patients about to undergo outpatient imaging studies at a large urban academic institution. Two survey arms contained either descriptive or a combination of descriptive and numeric graphical risk information about three hypothetical incidental renal findings at CT: 2-cm (low risk) and 5-cm (high risk) renal tumors and a 2-cm (low risk) renal artery aneurysm. The main outcomes were patient distress, perceived risk (qualitative and quantitative), treatment preference, an

SUBMITTER: Kang SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5876026 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature