Systematic Review of Patient Decision Aids

An international research group maintains an ongoing systematic review of trials of patient decision aids for treatment or screening decisions using Cochrane review methods.

Goal of the systematic review:

To conduct a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of decision aids, for people facing difficult treatment or screening decisions, that aim to improve the quality of decisions and decision making process.

Publications:

2009 Update: O'Connor AM, Bennett CL, Stacey D, Barry M, Col NF, Eden KB, Entwistle VA, Fiset V, Holmes-Rovner M, Khangura S, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Rovner D. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001431. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001431.pub2.

O'Connor A, Bennett C, Stacey D, Barry M, Col N, Eden K, Entwistle V, Fiset V, Holmes-Rovner M, Khangura S, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Rovner D. Do Patient Decision Aids Meet Effectiveness Criteria of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Med Decis Making 2007. doi:10.1177/0272989X07307319

Stacey D, Bennett C, O’Connor AM. Patient decision aids: tools to enhance quality of healthcare decisions. Hospital Healthcare Europe 2006/7. 2006/7: C55-57.

O’Connor AM, Stacey D. Should patient decision aids (PtDAs) be introduced in the health care system? Evidence report for the WHO Health Evidence Network (HEN). November, 2005.

O’Connor AM, Stacey D, Entwistle V, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Rovner D, Holmes-Rovner M, Tait V, Tetroe J, Fiset V, Barry M, Jones J. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, 2004; Issue 1. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Sub-analysis: Bekker HL, Legare F, Stacey D, O’Connor A, Lemyre L. Is anxiety a suitable measure of decision aid effectiveness: a systematic review? Patient Education & Counseling, 2003; 50:255-262.

2003 Update: O’Connor AM, Stacey D, Entwistle V, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Rovner D. Holmes-Rovner M, Tait V, Tetroe J, Fiset V, Barry M, Jones J. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library Issue 4, 2003. Oxford: Update software.

2001 Update: O’Connor AM, Stacey D, Rovner D, Holmes-Rovner M, Tetroe J, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Entwistle V, Rostom A, Fiset V, Barry M, Jones J. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions. The Cochrane Library, 2001; Issue 3.

1998 Review: O’Connor AM, Rostom A, Fiset V, Tetroe J, Entwistle V, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Holmes-Rovner M, Barry M, Jones J. Decision aids for patients facing health treatment or screening decisions: systematic review. British Medical Journal, 1999; 319:731-4.

Learn about the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration (IPDAS) - a group of individuals from around the world who have established an internationally approved set of criteria for the quality of patient decision aids.