Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: What is this quality dimension?Medical decisions have outcomes that may have been quantified through research.To assist patients and health professionals in balancing the benefits and harms of these options, decision aids aim to communicate estimates of the likelihoods of these outcomes based on the best available evidence.What is the theoretical rationale for including this quality dimension?When considering decision options and the likelihoods of their outcomes, estimates of both the changes and the outcome frequencies associated with each option need to be conveyed in a way that maximizes patients' understanding and thereby facilitates informed decision making.
Source: MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2968043074