Randomized Pilot Test of a Decision Support Tool for Acute Appendicitis: Decisional Conflict and Acceptability in a Healthy Population.

ABSTRACT: To test the effect of a new decision support tool for acute appendicitis and assess its efficacy and acceptability.

Background

Mounting evidence from randomized controlled trials have shown that antibiotics can be a safe and effective treatment for appendicitis. Patients and surgeons must work together to choose the optimal treatment approach for each patient based on their own preferences and values. We developed a decision support tool to facilitate shared decision-making for appendicitis and its effect on decisional outcomes remains unknown.

Methods

We conducted an online randomized field test in at-risk individuals comparing the decision support tool to a standard infographic. Individuals were randomized 3:1 to view the decision support tool or infographic. The primary ou

SUBMITTER: Rosen JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9780038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature