Longitudinal regret and information satisfaction after deciding on treatment for localized prostate cancer with or without a decision aid. Results at one-year follow-up in the PCPCC trial

A novel Dutch web-based prostate cancer (Pca) treatment decision aid (DA) with values clarification exercises (VCEs) has been developed and tested in a pragmatic, cluster randomized trial [1,2]. In contrast to what was hypothesized, no positive effects from this DA on decisional conflict, decision preparation, or information satisfaction were noted immediately after treatment was chosen, and the DA was evaluated less positively by patients with anxious and depressive symptoms [3]. Given these unexpected inital findings, we aimed to study regret and information satisfaction in a 12-months follow-up.

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - October 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maarten Cuypers, Romy E.D. Lamers, Paul J.M. Kil, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse, Marieke de Vries Source Type: research