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Online training for Japanese healthcare professionals in the development and use of patient decision aids to facilitate shared decision-making: An acceptability study

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Objectives To 1) design an online training program for Japanese healthcare professionals (HCPs) on the development and use of patient decision aids (PtDAs); 2) assess the acceptability of the program, participants' satisfaction with it, and their intention to develop and implement PtDAs, and 3) obtain suggestions from participants to improve the program. Methods A user-centered approach was used to design an online training program for Japanese HCPs on the development and use of PtDAs. HCPs (physicians, nurses, midwives, psychologists, etc.) were recruited to evaluate the training. A total of 40 HCPs completed questionnaires regarding the acceptability of the program, their satisfaction with it, intentions to develop and use PtDAs, and suggestions for improving the program. Results Acceptability ratings for the program were high, with over 90 % of participants finding it useful and easy to understand. Thirty-nine of the 40 participants completed the program and watched all the videos at least once. Ninety percent of the sample were satisfied with the program, and 95 % ( n = 38) intended to use PtDAs in the future, although only 65 % ( n = 26) planned to develop such tools. Conclusion Our online training program for Japanese HCPs on the development and use of PtDAs was acceptable and useful, and most professionals indicated their intentions to use such tools. Innovation There is a lack of resources on PtDAs in Japan. Our online training program is an innovative resource for HCPs that fills an important gap in facilitating shared decision-making.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2025.100425
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,790
OpenAlex ID: W4413509090
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