Use of decision aids to support informed choices about screening

Alexandra Barratt; Lyndal Trevena; Heather M Davey; Kirsten McCaffery

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7464.507

Use of decision aids to support informed choices about screening

BMJ. 2004 Aug 28;329(7464):507-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7464.507.

Authors

Alexandra Barratt¹, Lyndal Trevena, Heather M Davey, Kirsten McCaffery

Affiliation

¹ Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. alexb@health.usyd.edu.au

Abstract

Decisions about screening can be more complex than those about treatment. Well designed decision aids could help patients understand the risks as well as the benefits

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Choice Behavior*
Decision Support Techniques
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Mass Screening / psychology*
Patients / psychology*
Prognosis