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Controlled trial of decision support for men with early-stage prostate cancer: brief research report of effects on patient knowledge

open access: yesFrontiers in Urology, 2023
IntroductionA single-arm pre-post pilot study in an academic setting found that pre-consultation decision support was associated with improved patient knowledge among men with early-stage prostate cancer.
Jeffrey K. Belkora   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

“I feel reassured, but there is no guarantee.” How do women with a future childbearing desire respond to active surveillance of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2? A qualitative study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2022
Introduction In Denmark, women with a future childbearing desire diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) are recommended active surveillance instead of excisional treatment.
Joan Hansen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision Aids for Patients [PDF]

open access: yesDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2012
Patients want to be more involved in medical decision-making. To this end, some decision aids are now available.We present an overview of this subject, in which we explain the terms "shared decision-making", "decision aid", and "evidence-based patient information" and survey information on the available decision aids in German and other languages on ...
Matthias, Lenz   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Development of interactive guidance for cold exposure using a thermoregulatory model

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
For decades, the Wind Chill Temperature Index (WCT) and its various iterations have been used to assess the risk of frostbite on unclothed body parts. This paper presents an innovative knowledge-based Cold Weather Ensemble Decision Aid (CoWEDA) that can ...
Xiaojiang Xu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Computer-Based Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Diabetes Decision Aids on Empowering Pregnant Women [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Informatics Research, 2014
ObjectivesWe designed a computer-based decision aid (CDA) for use by pregnant women at home to investigate and participate in solving their pregnancy problems related to pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and gestational diabetes (GD).
Azam Aslani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions (Review) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background Decision aids prepare people to participate in ’close call’ decisions that involve weighing benefits, harms, and scientific uncertainty. Objectives To conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy ...
Adab   +170 more
core   +3 more sources

The Human Right to Water in Law and Implementation

open access: yesLaws, 2015
Recent concerns about alleged insufficient water provision to the poor in Detroit, USA, has put the Human Right to Water (HRW) into the international discussion. The paper asks: “To what extent did international human rights treaties make HRW judiciable?”
Norbert Brunner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of the measure of case discussion complexity to guide selection of prostate cancer patients for multidisciplinary team meetings

open access: yesCancer Medicine, 2023
Background Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) provide an integrated team approach to ensure individualized and evidence‐based treatment recommendations and best expert advice in cancer care.
Jessica Wihl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combining default choices and an encounter decision aid to improve tobacco cessation in primary care patients: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial

open access: yesBMC Primary Care, 2022
Background While quitting smoking dramatically decreases overall mortality, general practitioners (GPs) are less likely to prescribe medications for smoking cessation than other cardiovascular risk factors.
Christina Hempel-Bruder   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individualized decision aid for diverse women with lupus nephritis (IDEA-WON): A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
BackgroundTreatment decision-making regarding immunosuppressive therapy is challenging for individuals with lupus. We assessed the effectiveness of a decision aid for immunosuppressive therapy in lupus nephritis.Methods and findingsIn a United States ...
Alarcón, Graciela S   +27 more
core   +2 more sources

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