background: the patient decision aids (pdas), which can facilitate the decision-making process when choosing the optimal method of treatment, are a challenge to patients. this study tried to determine the attitude of physicians on the barriers of using pdas in the way of prioritizing and proposing solutions to them. methods: this study was a cross-sectional research carried out on 150 clinical ...

CONTEXT Shared decision-making programs, or patient decision aids, have been developed for difficult decisions in which patients need to consider benefits versus risks. PRACTICE PATTERN EXAMINED Decision aids currently used in practice in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. DATA SOURCES Published studies of patients faced with decisions about hormone therapy, prenatal testing, lung cancer treatments, ...

Background This article evaluates the evidence for inclusion of patient narratives in decision aids (PtDAs). We define as stories, testimonials, or anecdotes that provide illustrative examples experiences others are relevant to at hand. Method To evaluate effectiveness PtDAs, we conducted a narrative scoping review literature from January 2013 through June 2019 identify published since last Int...