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Decisional Conflict Scale

The decisional conflict scale (DCS) measures personal perceptions of:

  1. uncertainty in choosing options;
  2. modifiable factors contributing to uncertainty such as feeling uninformed, unclear about personal values and unsupported in decision making; and
  3. effective decision making (in full version) such as feeling the choice is informed, values-based, likely to be implemented and expressing satisfaction with the choice.

The User Manual describes the properties, scoring and directions for administration for each of the DCS versions. The 4 versions are listed below along with links to available translations.

  1. Traditional DCS: 16 statements, 5 response categories.
    Available in: English, French, Danish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Chile), German, Japanese, Italian, Malay, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Hebrew.
  2. Question Format DCS: 16 questions, 5 response categories.
    Available in: Traditional Chinese.
  3. Low Literacy DCS: 10 questions, 3 response categories.
    Available in: English, Spanish (Chile), Spanish (US).
  4. SURE Test to screen for decisional conflict in clinical practice: 4 items, 2 response categories.
    Available in: English, French, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

You may use any of these measurement tools without requesting permission. These tools are protected by copyright but are freely available for you to use, provided you: a) cite the reference in any questionnaires or publications; b) do not charge for or profit from them; and c) do not alter them except for adding a specific condition/decision as necessary.

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Last modified: 2024-05-28.