Web-Based Training for Nurses on Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Decision-making About Prenatal Screening: Parallel Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses play an important role in supporting pregnant women making decisions about prenatal screening for Down syndrome. We developed a web-based shared decision-making (SDM) training program for health professionals focusing on Down syndrome screening decisions.

Objective

In this study, we aim to assess the impact of an SDM training program on nurses' intention to use a decision aid with pregnant women deciding on prenatal screening for Down syndrome.

Methods

In this 2-arm, parallel controlled trial, French-speaking nurses working with pregnant women in the province of Quebec were recruited by a private survey firm. They were allocated by convenience either to the intervention group (web-based SDM course that included prenatal screening) or to the control g

SUBMITTER: Poulin Herron A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature