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UrduFor women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, an online decision aid can help in making informed decisions regarding immediate breast reconstruction (IBR), reports a randomized trial in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Tag: Decision Aid
Decision-Making Tool for Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Improves Choices
For many adults 70 years and older with advanced chronic kidney disease, choosing the optimal treatment plan is challenging. Multiple options exist, including initiating hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, which may be associated with marginal survival advantages but significant quality of…
Digital decision aid may help older adults with CKD make better quality treatment decisions
A randomized controlled trial of 400 adults aged 70 years or older with chronic kidney disease (CKD) found that use of the decision-making aid DART (Decision-Aid for Renal Therapy) improved decision quality and clarified treatment preferences among older adults with advanced CKD for 6 months after the DART intervention. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
JMIR Nursing | Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Prenatal Screening Decision Making
JMIR Publications recently published “Web-Based Training for Nurses on Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Decision-making About Prenatal Screening: Parallel Controlled Trial” in JMIR Nursing which reported that in this study, these authors aimed to assess the impact of a shared decision-making (SDM) training program on nurses’ intention to use a decision aid with pregnant women deciding on prenatal screening for Down syndrome.