Development and field testing of a decision aid to facilitate shared decision making for adults newly diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of individuals who are diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during adulthood has increased in recent years. However, there is still no decision aid (DA) to help adults newly diagnosed with ADHD make decisions regarding further treatments.

Objective

This study aimed to describe the development process of a DA for adults newly diagnosed with ADHD and its field testing during the shared decision-making (SDM) process in a clinical setting.

Methods

The development process involved the creation of a DA prototype using the International Patient Decision Aid Standards criteria and revision of the prototype through the stakeholders' reviews. The field testing of the DA compared scores before and after the SDM process on the servi

SUBMITTER: Aoki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849269 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature