Table 1.
DISCERN Questions and Grading a
| DISCERN 1 questions |
| 1. Reliable? |
| 2. Achieved aims? |
| 3. Relevant? |
| 4. Clear on sources of info? |
| 5. Clear on when information was published? |
| 6. Balanced and unbiased? |
| 7. Details for additional information? |
| 8. Addressed areas of uncertainty? |
| DISCERN 2 questions |
| 9. Explained how treatment works? |
| 10. Benefits of each? |
| 11. Risks of each? |
| 12. Risks of no treatment? |
| 13. Quality-of-life effect? |
| 14. More than 1 treatment possible? |
| 15. Support shared decision-making? |
| DISCERN 3 questions |
| 16. Overall rating of the video? |
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Scoring for questions 1 to 15 is from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Scoring for question 16 is from 1 to 5, with 1 = serious or extensive shortcomings, 3 = potentially important but not serious shortcomings, and 5 = minimal shortcomings.