The Impact Of Decision Aids On Adults Considering Hip Or Knee Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Trials of decision aids developed for use in shared decision making find that patients engaged in that process tend to choose more conservative treatment for preference-sensitive conditions. Shared decision making is a collaborative process in which clinicians and patients discuss trade-offs and benefits of specific treatment options in light of patients' values and preferences. Decision aids are paper, video, or web-based tools intended to help patients match personal preferences with available treatment options. We analyzed data for 2012-15 about patients within the ten High Value Healthcare Collaborative member systems who were exposed to condition-specific decision aids in the context of consultations for hip and knee osteoarthritis, with the intention that the aids be used to support

SUBMITTER: Hurley VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature