Toward Minimum Standards for Certifying Patient Decision Aids: A Modified Delphi Consensus Process

Conclusions. This study provides preliminary certification criteria for PDAs. Scoring and rating processes need to be tested and finalized. However, the process of appraising the quality of the clinical evidence reported by the PDA should be used to complement these criteria; the proposed standards are designed to rate the quality of the development process and shared decision-making design elements, not the quality of the PDA’s clinical content.

Source: Medical Decision Making - July 18, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Joseph-Williams, N., Newcombe, R., Politi, M., Durand, M.-A., Sivell, S., Stacey, D., O'Connor, A., Volk, R. J., Edwards, A., Bennett, C., Pignone, M., Thomson, R., Elwyn, G. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research