Importance Serious illness impairs function and threatens survival. Patients facing serious
illness value shared decision making, yet few decision aids address the needs of this …

Background Childbirth is one of the most painful events that a woman is likely to experience,
the multi-dimensional aspect and intensity of which far exceeds disease conditions. A …

Importance In advanced dementia, goals of care decisions are challenging and medical
care is often more intensive than desired. Objective To test a goals of care (GOC) decision …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of six graph formats to impart knowledge about
treatment risks/benefits to low and high numeracy individuals. METHODS: Participants were …

This article provides an analysis of 'decision aids', interventions to support patients facing
tough decisions. Interest has increased since the concept of shared decision making has …

Objectives To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision‐making about feeding
options in advanced dementia. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Twenty …

Background Decision coaching is non‐directive support delivered by a healthcare provider
to help patients prepare to actively participate in making a health decision.'Healthcare …

Objective Different treatment options are available and feasible for various vascular surgical
disorders. Hence, vascular surgery seems an area par excellence for shared decision …

Background Patient information and education, such as decision aids, are gradually moving
toward online, computer-based environments. Considerable research has been conducted …

There have been major advances in techniques to increase patient involvement in health
decisions with the benefits of greater involvement and shared decision making now widely …