Developing Decision Boxes for Shared Decision Making in Primary Care
Author Information
Author(s): Giguere Anik, Legare France, Grad Roland, Pluye Pierre, Rousseau François, Haynes R Brian, Cauchon Michel, Labrecque Michel
Primary Institution: Research Center of the CHUQ, Saint-Francois d'Assise Hospital, Quebec City, Canada
Hypothesis
Decision boxes will prepare clinicians to help patients make informed value-based decisions.
Conclusion
The study aims to create a framework for developing and testing Decision boxes that will facilitate decision making in clinical practice.
Supporting Evidence
- Decision boxes are designed to help clinicians communicate the benefits and harms of health interventions.
- The study will involve focus groups to gather feedback from both physicians and patients.
- Decision boxes will be developed in both French and English to cater to diverse populations.
- The methodology includes a thorough review of existing literature on risk communication.
- User testing will help refine the Decision boxes based on real user feedback.
Takeaway
This study is about creating helpful tools called Decision boxes that will make it easier for doctors to explain health choices to patients.
Methodology
The study involves developing prototypes for Decision boxes based on clinical topics, followed by user testing with family physicians and patients through focus groups.
Limitations
The study evaluates only two of the ten Decision boxes due to funding restrictions.
Participant Demographics
Participants include 16 family physicians and 32 patients from various backgrounds.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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