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BackgroundCounseling of Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients with regard to individual risks and benefits is challenging. An evidence-based decision aid tailored to the needs of Dutch ICD patients is not yet available.
Lieselot van Erven (13951182) +5 more
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BackgroundCounseling of Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients with regard to individual risks and benefits is challenging. An evidence-based decision aid tailored to the needs of Dutch ICD patients is not yet available.
Lieselot van Erven (13951182) +5 more
core +1 more source
Patient decision aids for cancer treatment [PDF]
AbstractBACKGROUND:Although patient decision aids (pDAs) are effective, widespread use of pDAs for cancer treatment has not been achieved. The objectives of this study were to perform a systematic review to identify alternate types of decision support interventions (DSIs) for cancer treatment and a meta‐analysis to compare the effectiveness of these ...
Gillian, Spiegle +6 more
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A systematic development process for patient decision aids [PDF]
The original version of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) recommended that patient decision aids (PtDAs) should be carefully developed, user-tested and open to scrutiny, with a well-documented and systematically applied development process. We carried out a review to check the relevance and scope of this quality dimension and, if
Angela Coulter +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld +5 more
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A review of paper-based advance care planning aids
Background Advance care planning (ACP) aids can help prepare patients, family members, and physicians for in-the-moment medical decision-making. We wished to describe the content and approach of paper-based ACP aids in order to characterize existing aids
John F. P. Bridges +5 more
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ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Value of patient decision aids for shared decision‐making in kidney failure
AbstractBackgroundIt is unknown how often Dutch patient decision aids are used during kidney failure treatment modality education and what their impact is on shared decision‐making.ObjectivesWe determined the use of Three Good Questions, ‘Overviews of options’, and Dutch Kidney Guide by kidney healthcare professionals.
Anita van Eck van der Sluijs +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben +4 more
wiley +1 more source
BackgroundAs cancer treatments continue to improve, it is increasingly important that women of reproductive age have an opportunity to decide whether they want to undergo fertility preservation treatments to try to protect their ability to have a child ...
Hoffman, Aubri +9 more
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