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ArticleMedical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making2017

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Negin Hajizadeh, Melissa J Basile, Andrzej Kozikowski, Meredith Akerman, Tara Liberman, Thomas McGinn, Michael A Diefenbach

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Article in Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Negin HajizadehDepartment of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (NH, AK, TL, TM, MAD).
Melissa J BasileFeinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY (MJB, MA).
Andrzej KozikowskiDepartment of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (NH, AK, TL, TM, MAD).
Meredith AkermanFeinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY (MJB, MA).
Tara LibermanDepartment of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (NH, AK, TL, TM, MAD).
Thomas McGinnDepartment of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (NH, AK, TL, TM, MAD).
Michael A DiefenbachDepartment of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (NH, AK, TL, TM, MAD).

Funding

Feasibility testing of a decision aid to support shared decision making about invR21AG048196 · NIA · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI HAJIZADEH, NEGIN · 2014 to 2015
$457k
AHRQ HHS R03 HS026970NIA NIH HHS R21 AG048196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with advanced-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may suffer severe respiratory exacerbations and need to decide between accepting life-sustaining treatments versus foregoing these treatments (choosing comfort care only). We designed the InformedTogether decision aid to inform this decision and describe results of a pilot study to assess usability focusing on participants' trust in the content of the decision aid, acceptability, recommendations for improvement, and emotional reactions to this emotionally laden decision.

methodsStudy participants ( N = 26) comprising clinicians, patients, and surrogates viewed the decision aid, completed usability tasks, and participated in interviews and focus groups assessing comprehension, trust, perception of bias, and perceived acceptability of InformedTogether. Mixed methods were used to analyze results.

resultsAlmost all participants understood the gist (general meaning) of InformedTogether. However, many lower literacy participants had difficulty answering the more detailed questions related to comprehension, especially when interpreting icon arrays, and many were not aware that they had misunderstood the information. Qualitative analysis showed a range of emotional reactions to the information. Participants with low verbatim comprehension frequently referenced lived experiences when answering knowledge questions, which we termed "alternative knowledge."

conclusionsWe found a range of emotional reactions to the information and frequent use of alternative knowledge frameworks for deriving meaning from the data. These observations led to insights into the impact of lived experiences on the uptake of biomedical information presented in decision aids. Communicating prognostic information could potentially be improved by eliciting alternative knowledge as a starting point to build communication, in particular for low literacy patients. Decision aids designed to facilitate shared decision making should elicit this knowledge and help clinicians tailor information accordingly.

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Decision MakingDecision Support TechniquesAdultAgedCommunicationComprehensionEmotionsFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicLiteracyMaleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPilot ProjectsPulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructivedecision aidseducationhealth service researchoutcomes researchqualitative methods

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PMID28061041
PMCPMC5373937

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