From: Coaching and guidance with patient decision aids: A review of theoretical and empirical evidence
Type of Guidance | Frequency of occurrence in published studies |
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Step-by-step process for making the decision | 27 |
Worksheet with questions relevant to the decision-making process | 31 |
Administered by the physician in the consultation or by a research assistant (e.g., decision boards, decision cards, or computer program) | 9 |
Explicitly tells patients to communicate with their practitioners by asking questions and sharing their preferences | 7 |
Interactive computer programs: inherently guided the patient through the PtDA and decision-making process | 6 |
Summaries that could be shared with the practitioner(s) during the consultation (e.g., completed worksheets/workbook, computer printout indicating treatment preferences, letter with results of decision analysis) | 42 |