Using a Deliberative Poll on breast cancer screening to assess and improve the decision quality of laypeople.

ABSTRACT: Balancing the benefits and harms of mammography screening is difficult and involves a value judgement. Screening is both a medical and a social intervention, therefore public opinion could be considered when deciding if mammography screening programmes should be implemented and continued. Opinion polls have revealed high levels of public enthusiasm for cancer screening, however, the public tends to overestimate the benefits and underestimate the harms. In the search for better public decision on mammography screening, this study investigated the quality of public opinion arising from a Deliberative Poll. In a Deliberative Poll a representative group of people is brought together to deliberate with each other and with experts based on specific information. Before, during and after the proce

SUBMITTER: Jensen MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8530304 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature