An exploration of decision aid effectiveness: The impact of promoting affective vs. deliberative processing on a health-related decision

Authors

Esther L. Davis, University of WollongongFollow
Kirsten McCaffery, University of Sydney
Barbara Mullan, University of Sydney
Ilona Juraskova, University of Sydney

RIS ID

129182

Publication Details

Davis, E. L., McCaffery, K., Mullan, B. & Juraskova, I. (2014). An exploration of decision aid effectiveness: The impact of promoting affective vs. deliberative processing on a health-related decision. Health Expectations, 18 2742-2752.

Abstract

Decision aids (DAs) are non-directive communication tools that help patients make value-consistent health-care decisions. However, most DAs have been developed without an explicit theoretical framework, resulting in a lack of understanding of how DAs achieve outcomes.