Supporting Communication of Shared Decision-Making Principles in US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations

Aims. This methods project was conducted to support the US Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) consideration of how information pertinent to shared decision making (SDM) can be best communicated in its recommendations. Methods. The project included a literature scan to identify SDM frameworks, audit of six USPSTF recommendations to judge the completeness of SDM communication, input from eight SDM experts on the most helpful SDM guidance to provide in USPSTF recommendations, and review of USPSTF recommendations and evidence reports to establish criteria for identifying topics that would most benefit from additional communication resources. Results. We identified eight SDM frameworks and selected one to guide the audit of USPSTF recommendations. All six recommendations include SDM elements related to the patient’s role in decision making, preventive service being considered, pros and cons of options, uncertainties about benefits and harms, and importance of patient preferences. Two SDM elements are not routinely communicated in the recommendations—identification of not screening or initiating preventive medication as an alternative and the importance of patient understanding of options. Experts offered suggestions for essential SDM elements to address, such as assessing decisional conflict to measure patient uncertainty in choosing an option and highlighting uncertainty in estimates of benefit and harm, credibility of the evidence base, precision of estimates, and applicability to the individual patient. We developed six criteria for selection of USPSTF recommendations to supplement with a communication resource. Conclusions. The findings of this project can assist the USPSTF and other clinical guideline developers in incorporating SDM information in recommendations and determining which topics would most benefit from additional communication resources to support clinicians in engaging patients in SDM.

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Brief Education and a Conjoint Valuation Survey May Reduce Decisional Conflict Regarding Lung Cancer Screening

MDM Policy & Practice ◽

10.1177/2381468319891452 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 238146831989145

Author(s):

Jamie L. Studts ◽

Richard J. Thurer ◽

Kory Brinker ◽

Sarah E. Lillie ◽

Margaret M. Byrne

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Decision Making ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Online Survey ◽

Task Force ◽

Lung Cancer Screening ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Increased Risk

Background. Recent data and policy decisions have led to the availability of lung cancer screening (LCS) for individuals who are at increased risk of developing lung cancer. In establishing implementation policies, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required that individuals who meet eligibility criteria for LCS receive a patient counseling and shared decision-making consultation prior to LCS. Methods. This study evaluated the potential of a values clarification/preference elicitation exercise and brief educational intervention to reduce decisional conflict regarding LCS. Participants ( N = 210) completing a larger online survey responded to a measure of decisional conflict prior to and following administration of a conjoint survey and brief educational narrative about LCS. The conjoint survey included 22 choice sets (two of which were holdout cards), incorporating 5 attributes with 17 levels. Results. Results pertaining to changes in decisional conflict showed that participants reported statistically significantly and clinically meaningful reductions in decisional conflict following administration of the brief educational narrative and conjoint survey across the total score (Δ = 29.30; d = 1.09) and all four decisional conflict subscales: Uncertainty (Δ = 27.75; d = 0.73), Informed (Δ = 35.32; d = 1.11), Values Clarity (Δ = 31.82; d = 0.85), and Support (Δ = 18.78; d = 0.66). Discussion. While the study design precludes differentiating the effects of the brief educational narrative and the conjoint survey, data suggest that these tools offer a reasonable approach to clarifying personal beliefs and perspectives regarding LCS participation. Given the complicated nature of LCS decisions and recent policies advocating informed and shared decision-making approaches, conjoint surveys should be evaluated as one of the tools that could help individuals make choices about LCS participation.

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Decision-making in imminent extreme premature births: perceived shared decision-making, parental decisional conflict and decision regret

Journal of Perinatology ◽

10.1038/s41372-021-01159-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

R. Geurtzen ◽

J. F. M. van den Heuvel ◽

J. J. Huisman ◽

E. M. Lutke Holzik ◽

M. N. Bekker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Premature Births ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Decision Regret

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Impact of an interprofessional shared decision-making and goal-setting decision aid for patients with diabetes on decisional conflict – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-015-0797-8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Catherine H. Yu ◽

Noah M. Ivers ◽

Dawn Stacey ◽

Jeremy Rezmovitz ◽

Deanna Telner ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Decision Aid ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Patients With Diabetes

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EFFECTS OF A SHARED DECISION MAKING INTERVENTION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.1090 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S296-S297

Author(s):

Ruth E Pel-Littel ◽

Bianca Buurman ◽

Marjolein van de Pol ◽

Linda Tulner ◽

Mirella Minkman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Decision Making ◽

Observational Study ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Future Research ◽

Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Perceived Involvement

Abstract Shared decision making (SDM) in older patients is more complex when multiple chronic conditions (MCC) have to be taken into account. The aim of this research is to explore the effect of the evidence based implementation intervention SDMMCC on (1) the preferred and perceived participation (2) decisional conflict and (3) actual SDM during consultations. 216 outpatients participated in a video observational study. The intervention existed of a SDM training for geriatricians and a preparatory tool for patients. Consultations were videotaped and coded with the OPTIONMCC. Pre- and post-consultation questionnaires were completed. Participation was measured by the Patients’ perceived Involvement in Care Scale (PICS). Decisional conflict was measured by the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS). The patients mean age was 77 years, 56% was female. The preparatory tool was completed by 56 older adults (52%), of which 64% rated the tool as positive. The preparatory tool was used in 12% of the consultations. The mean overall OPTIONMCC score showed no significant changes on the level of SDM(39.3 vs 39.3 P0.98), however there were significant improvements on discussing goals and options on sub-items of the scale. There were no significant differences found in the match on preferred and perceived participation (86.5% vs 85.0% P 0.595) or in decisional conflict (22.7 vs 22.9 P0.630). The limited use of the preparatory tool could have biased the effect of the intervention. In future research more attention must be paid towards the implementation of preparatory tools, not only among patients but also among geriatricians.

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The Promise of Electronic Health Records to Promote Shared Decision Making: A Narrative Review and a Look Ahead

Medical Decision Making ◽

10.1177/0272989x18796223 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 38 (8) ◽

pp. 1040-1045 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alyce Mei-Shiuan Kuo ◽

Berry Thavalathil ◽

Glyn Elwyn ◽

Zsuzsanna Nemeth ◽

Stuti Dang

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Electronic Health Records ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Health Records ◽

Look Ahead ◽

The Face ◽

Electronic Health ◽

The Impact

Background. Shared decision making (SDM) involves the sharing of best available evidence between patients and providers in the face of difficult decisions. We examine outcomes that occur when electronic health records (EHRs) are purposefully used with the goal of improving SDM and detail which EHR functions can benefit SDM. Methods. A systematic search of PubMed yielded 1369 articles. Studies were included only if they used EHR interventions to support SDM and included results that showed impact on SDM. Articles were excluded if they did not measure the impact of the intervention on SDM or did not discuss how SDM had been supported by the EHR. Results. Five studies demonstrated improved clinical outcomes, positive lifestyle behavior changes, more deliberation from patients regarding use of imaging, and less decisional conflict about medication use among patients with use of EHRs aiding SDM. Discussion. Few EHRs have integrated SDM, and even fewer evaluations of these exist. EHRs have potential in supporting providers during all steps of SDM. The promise of EHRs to support SDM has yet to be fully exploited.

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Relationship Between Parental Intolerance of Uncertainty and Decisional Conflict in Pediatric Otolaryngologic Surgery

Otolaryngology ◽

10.1177/0194599820973644 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 019459982097364

Author(s):

Chelsea Cleveland ◽

Vijay A. Patel ◽

Shari A. Steinman ◽

Reena Razdan ◽

Michele M. Carr

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Shared Decision Making ◽

Sex Education ◽

Short Form ◽

Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽

Decisional Conflict ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Pediatric Otolaryngology ◽

State Worry

Objective To assess the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress, worry, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), and shared decision making (SDM) in parents of pediatric otolaryngology surgical patients with their perceptions of decisional conflict (DC). Study Design Cross-sectional. Setting Academic pediatric otolaryngology outpatient clinic. Methods Participants were legal guardians of pediatric patients who met criteria for otolaryngologic surgery. Participants completed a demographic survey as well as validated Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS); Shared Decision-Making Scale (SDMS); Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale–21 (DASS-21); Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ); and short form of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12). Results A total of 114 participants were enrolled. Respondents were predominantly female (93.0%) and married (60.5%). Most guardians had not consented previously for otolaryngologic surgery for their child (69.3%). Participants reported low levels of DC and depression as well as moderate levels of anxiety and stress. DC scores were not significantly correlated to DASS-21, PSWQ, or SDM. IUS-12 Total and subscale IUS-12 prospective negatively correlated with Total DC. DC was not related to age, sex, education level, previous otolaryngologic surgery, or type of surgery recommended. Conclusion In this group, an association was found between IU and DC. Clinicians should be aware that DC is not modified by previous surgical experience. Interventions aimed at addressing parental IU related to surgery may reduce DC. Further research efforts could help us understand how mental health relates to surgical decision making.

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