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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2018 Nov 13;235:350–366. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.017

Table 2 -.

All studies that evaluated decision aids designed for deciding between two or more medical (nonsurgery) treatments/screening options, by year and outcomes measured.

Medical versus medical decisions (n = 107)
Condition Decision Authors Outcomes measured
Knowledge Perceived risk Decisionalconflict Satisfaction Anxiety Other
Breast cancer Genetic testing Lerman, 1997
Green, 2001
Green, 2004
Miller, 2005
Schwartz, 2001
Wakefield, 2008a
Wakefield, 2008b
Mammogram Mathieu, 2007
Mathieu, 2010
Baena-Canada, 2015
Tamoxifen treatment Fagerlin, 2011
Ozanne, 2007
Chemotherapy Whelan, 2003
Colorectal cancer Screening Dolan, 2002
Lewis, 2010
Miller, 2011
Pignone, 2000
Ruffin, 2007
Schroy, 2011
Smith, 2010
Steckelberg, 2011
Trevena, 2008
Wakefield, 2008
Wolf, 2000
Ferron, 2015
Schroy, 2016
Chemotherapy Leighl, 2011
Congenital disorders Prenatal testing Bekker, 2004
Bjorklund, 2012
Kuppermann, 2009
Kuppermann, 2014
Nagle, 2008
Hunter, 2005
Leung, 2004
Dental conditions Dental treatment Johnson, 2006
Kupke, 2003
Diabetes Medication Mann D, 2010
Weymiller, 2007
Mullan, 2009
Mathers, 2012
Screening Mann E, 2010
Lifestyle modifications Marteau, 2010
Health behaviors Smoking cessation Warner, 2015
Cardiovascular disease Stress testing Hess, 2012
Prevention of cardiovascular disease Lalonde, 2006
Sheridan, 2006
Sheridan, 2011
Preoperative autologous blood donation Laupacis, 2006
Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation Man-Song-Hing, 1999
McAlister, 2005
Thomson, 2007
Fraenkel, 2012
Hypertension treatment Montgomery, 2003
Angiography access Schwalm, 2012
Endocrine disorders Hormone replacement therapy Deschamps, 2004
Dodin, 2001
Legare, 2003
McBride, 2002
Murray, 2001
O’Connor, 1998
O’Connor, 1999
Rostom, 2002
Rothert, 1997
Schapira, 2007
Thyroid cancer Sawka, 2012
Infectious diseases Vaccinations Chambers, 2012
Clancy, 1988
Shourie, 2013
Antibiotics for respiratory infections Legare, 2011
Legare, 2012
Neurologic conditions Feeding in dementia Hanson, 2011
Immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis Kasper, 2008
Orthopedic conditions Osteoarthritis Fraenkel, 2007
Osteoporosis Montori, 2011
LeBlanc, 2015
Bisphosphonates use Oakley, 2006
Prostate conditions Prostate cancer screening Allen, 2010
Evans, 2010
Frosch, 2008
Gattellari, 2003
Gattellari, 2005
Krist, 2007
Lepore, 2012
Myers, 2005
Myers, 2011
Partin, 2004
Rubel, 2010
Schapira, 2000
Taylor, 2006
Volk, 1999
Volk, 2008
Watson, 2006
Williams, 2013
Wolf, 1996
Psychiatric conditions Treatment of schizophrenia Hamann, 2006
Treatment of depression Loh, 2007
Treatment of PTSD Mott, 2014
Women’s health Contraceptives after abortion Langston, 2010
Natural health products in menopause Legare, 2008
Management of abnormal cervical smear McCaffery, 2010
Delivery post caesarian section Montgomery, 2007
Eden, 2014
Management of breech presentation Nassar, 2007
Management of menorrhagia Protheroe, 2007
Labor analgesia Raynes-Greenow, 2010
Ovarian cancer risk management Tiller, 2006
Number of embryos implanted in IVF Van Peperstraten, 2010