Consumer Decision Aides: Where do we stand? A Systematic Review and Qualitative Evaluation with Women and Surgeons
Start/End Dates: 1998 - 2001
Investigators: Carole A. Estabrooks (PI), Vivek Goel, Carol Sawka, Jack Williams
Funder: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Grant Amount: $100,000
Description: Consumer Decision Aids: Where Do We Stand? was a two part study done during Dr. Estabrooks' post doctoral training at ICES.
Part 1: Systematic review assessing the impact of decision aids/decision supports on consumer outcomes.
Part 2: A qualitative evaluation of the Breast Surgery Decision Aid from both women's' and surgeons' perspectives. Also included was a pilot level exploration of consumer perspectives on what constitutes health evidence.
The objectives of this program are to:
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systematically assess the impact of decision aids/decision supports on consumer outcomes in anticipation that such a look will facilitate planning of further ICES initiated and supported work in this area,
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conduct an in depth qualitative evaluation of the Breast Surgery Decision Aid from both womens and surgeons perspectives,
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permit exploration at a pilot level of consumer perspectives on what constitutes valid health information (i.e., evidence), and
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contribute to the theoretical and scientific foundations in the field.
The products of this research program are:
Technical Report:
- Estabrooks, C.A., Thiel, E.C., Pinfold, S.P., Goel, V., Sawka, C., & Williams, J.I. Consumer Decision Aids: Where Do We Stand? ICES Technical Report. 00-01-TR, 1999. Toronto, Ontario: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
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