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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Impact of a web-based prostate cancer treatment decision aid on patient-reported decision process parameters: results from the Prostate Cancer Patient Centered Care trial.

Maarten Cuypers, Romy E D Lamers, Paul J M Kil, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse, Marieke de Vries

Abstract readMulticenter StudyPragmatic Clinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  4. Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  5. Web-based decision aids for cancer clinical decisions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  8. Head to head randomized trial of two decision aids for prostate cancer.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maarten CuypersDepartment of Social Psychology, Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB, Tilburg, The Netherlands. M.Cuypers@uvt.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-4375
Romy E D LamersDepartment of Urology, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Paul J M KilDepartment of Urology, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Lonneke V van de Poll-FranseCoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Marieke de VriesInstitute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS) & Social and Cultural Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Mercator I, Toernooiveld 216, 6525 EC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Funding

CZ 2013-00070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare patients' evaluation of the treatment decision-making process in localized prostate cancer between counseling that included an online decision aid (DA) and standard counseling.

methodsEighteen Dutch hospitals were randomized to DA counseling (n = 235) or the control group with standard counseling (n = 101) in a pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial. The DA was provided to patients at, or soon after diagnosis. Decisional conflict, involvement, knowledge, and satisfaction with information were assessed with a questionnaire after treatment decision-making. Anxiety and depression served as covariates.

resultsThe levels of decision involvement and conflict were comparable between patients in both groups. Patients with a DA felt more knowledgeable but scored equally well on a knowledge test as patients without a DA. Small significant negative effects were found on satisfaction with information and preparation for decision-making. A preference for print over online and depression and anxiety symptoms was negatively associated with satisfaction and conflict scores in the DA group. DISCUSSION: The DA aimed to support shared decision-making, while outcomes for a majority of DA users were comparable to patients who received standard counseling. Patients, who are less comfortable with the online DA format or experience anxiety or depression symptoms, could require more guidance toward shared decision-making. To evaluate long-term DA effects, follow-up evaluation on treatment satisfaction and decisional regret will be done.

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Decision MakingDecision Support TechniquesInternetPatient-Centered CarePatient SatisfactionAgedAged, 80 and overCluster AnalysisConflict, PsychologicalDenmarkHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Outcome AssessmentPatient ParticipationPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresDecision aidsInformation provisionOncologyPatient-reported outcomesProstate cancerShared decision-making

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PMID29752528
PMCPMC6182363

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