SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Criteria for Judging the Quality of Patient Decision Aids
There is a vast number of patient decision aids available developed by many different individuals and groups around the world. The International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration established an internationally approved set of criteria to help people determine the quality of patient decision aids.
Organizational- and system-level characteristics that influence implementation of shared decision-making and strategies to address them – a scoping review
Shared decision-making (SDM) is poorly implemented in routine care, despite being promoted by health policies. Scholl et al. identified organizational- and system-level characteristics that are likely to influence the implementation of SDM, and described strategies to address them.
Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention Among African American and Latino Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The patient’s self-management from specific ethnic groups need culturally tailored interventions to be successful. The study of Spencer et al. shows the role of community health workers in this endeavor. By conducting subgroup analyses, COMPAR-EU will identify the most effective interventions based on the specific patient´s needs.
Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
To support informed and shared decision-making in healthcare, decision aids are used before, during, or after clinical encounters. This review by Légaré assed the effects of decision aids that support patients find the treatment or screening decision consistent with their informed values. Very important insights as COMPAR-EU will develop decision aids adapted to the needs of a wide range of end users.