Abstract:Knowledge on the causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and progression of disease is increasing exponentially in both volume and complexity. Clinicians and patients need to assimilate this information to make decisions in situations of prognostic uncertainty and healthcare decision aids may help this process by providing all the information (even if conflicting) in one place and/or by aiding values clarification. Like all healthcare interventions, decision aids must be evaluated before introducti… Show more
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