ArticleJournal of cardiac failure2017
Evidence of Cognitive Bias in Decision Making Around Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillators: A Qualitative Framework Analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of patient decision aids for cardiovascular decisions: systematic review with sex/gender-based analysis.European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2025Pooled it
- The Dutch Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision Aid in Clinical Practice: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2026Trial
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- The development of a decision aid for shared decision making in the Dutch implantable cardioverter defibrillator patient population: A novel approach to patient education.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- The Importance of Mental Models in Implementation Science.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- A Qualitative Analysis of Patient-Related Factors Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Acceptance.Cardiology and therapy · 2020Article
- Cognitive Bias in Clinicians' Communication about Human Papillomavirus Vaccination.Health communication · 2020Article
- Decision-making in Orthopaedic Oncology: Does Cognitive Bias Affect a Virtual Patient's Choice Between Limb Salvage and Amputation?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Article
- Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment: Clinical Relevance and Therapeutic Considerations.Current cardiology reviews · 2019Review
- "I don't know exactly what you're referring to": the challenge of values elicitation in decision making for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- TheJournal of the American Heart Association · 2017Article
- Enhancing Success of Medicare's Shared Decision Making Mandates Using Implementation Science: Examples Applying the Pragmatic Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM).MDM policy & practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have demonstrated that patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) often misunderstand the ICD. Advances in behavioral economics demonstrate that some misunderstandings may be due to cognitive biases. We aimed to explore the influence of cognitive bias on ICD decision making. METHODS AND
resultsWe used a qualitative framework analysis including 9 cognitive biases: affect heuristic, affective forecasting, anchoring, availability, default effects, halo effects, optimism bias, framing effects, and state dependence. We interviewed 48 patients from 4 settings in Denver. The majority were male (n = 32). Overall median age was 61 years. We found frequent evidence for framing, default, and halo effects; some evidence of optimism bias, affect heuristic, state dependence, anchoring and availability bias; and little or no evidence of affective forecasting. Framing effects were apparent in overestimation of benefits and downplaying or omitting potential harms.
conclusionsWe found evidence of cognitive bias in decision making for ICD implantation. The majority of these biases appeared to encourage ICD treatment.
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