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Table 2 Conceptual Structure for Review I: Three Function Goals of PtDAs

From: Addressing health literacy in patient decision aids

Function goals

Relevant literature included in first review

PtDA Goal 1: To support users to understand health information relevant to their decision.

a) Articles relating to knowledge or understanding of health information included in AHRQ reviews 2004 and 2011 [1, 11].

b) Articles relating to interventions designed to improve these outcomes in individuals with low health literacy.

PtDA Goal 2:To support users to clarify their values.

a) Articles relating to patients' health values clarification, preference formation, uncertainty, decision satisfaction, decisional conflict and decisional regret.

b) Articles relating to interventions designed to improve these outcomes in individuals with low health literacy.

PtDA Goal 3: To support users to be actively involved in decision making and to communicate with others.

a) Articles relating to patient involvement and preferences for involvement in decision making, patient activation, patient question asking, patient centered consultations and doctor-patient communication

b) Articles relating to interventions designed to improve these outcomes in individuals with low literacy.