. 2018 Mar 2;12:321–332. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S151833

Table 1.

Summary of selected studies’ research objectives, procedures, and decision aids

References, location	Research objectives	Decision aids
References, location	Research objectives	Developed	Adapted	Procedures	Type	Content	Purpose
Akl et al,³¹ USA	To develop and pilot test a DA for COPD patients considering inhaled steroid therapy	X		UT	Computer-based; available online and on CD-ROM	Information about COPD Information about treatment options Values and preferences clarification component	To elicit preferred decision-making model and help patients make specific, deliberative choices among inhaled steroid therapy options for COPD
Berry et al,²⁵ USA	To explore and enhance usability and cultural appropriateness of a Spanish personal P3P DA for Latino men diagnosed with prostate cancer		X	AO; T; LA; CA; UT; A; CNV	Computer-based; web-based	Questions on patient medical information Customized educational interventions (text, graphics, video)	To prepare men with localized prostate cancer to understand and evaluate care options, communicate personal priorities to health care providers, and make a choice consistent with personal values and medical factors
Coudeyre et al,²⁸ France	To translate and culturally adapt to the French health care system, a decision-making tool for patient orientation (to inpatient rehabilitation or a direct return home) after total hip or knee arthroplasty		X	T; LA; CA; CNV	Interpersonal counseling program combined with a score	Questions on patient medical information Question on patient preference	To provide a recommendation regarding patient orientation to inpatient rehabilitation or a direct return home after total hip or knee arthroplasty
Fatima et al,³² Canada	To validate a decision aid to assist patients in choosing between antithrombotic agents (anti-platelets, warfarin, direct-acting oral anticoagulants)	X		UT; A	Written and visual (graphic) materials	Information about atrial fibrillation Information about treatment options	To improve patient knowledge of treatment choices for atrial fibrillation and help patients be more comfortable and confident with their treatment decision
Garvelink et al,²⁹ the Netherlands	To develop and pilot test the acceptability and understanding of a decision aid concerning fertility preservation for women with breast cancer	X		UT; A; CNV	Computer-based; web-based	Informational pages Values clarification component	To inform patients about fertility preservation, prepare patients for a counseling consultation, and enable decision making concerning fertility preservation
Jull et al,²⁶ Canada	To describe the adaptation and usability testing of a shared decision-making tool, the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide, to support decision making by Aboriginal women		X	ACC; LA; CA; UT; A; CNV	Written material; adaptation resulted in an interpersonal counseling program with written material	Section on decisional needs Section on decision support Section on decision quality	To guide people through health and social decisions
Ko et al,²⁴ USA	To describe the cultural and linguistic adaptation process of a colorectal cancer screening DA for Spanish-speaking Latinos		X	AO; ACC; T; LA; CA; CNV	Computer-based; web-based	On-screen narrator Information about cancer and screening Educational interventions (text, vignettes, animations)	To inform patients about colorectal cancer screening, prepare patients for a counseling consultation, and enable decision making concerning colorectal cancer screening
Lau et al,³³ USA	To develop and assess the usability and acceptability of a DA for lung cancer screening	X		UT; A; CNV	Computer-based; web-based	Questions on patient medical information Information about cancer and screening Individual lung cancer risk modeling Values clarification component	To assist patients in making informed decisions regarding lung cancer screening
Lawrence et al,²⁷ USA	To develop and test the validity and reliability of a cross-cultural (European American and Mexican American) DA for screening mammography	X	X	T; LA; CA; TR; CNV; CSV	Interpersonal counseling program combined with written and visual (graphic) materials	Information about cancer and screening	To provide understandable information enabling women to make informed decisions about breast cancer screening
Orlando et al,³⁰ USA	To develop and validate a family health history decision support program called MeTree	X		UT; CNV; CRV	Computer-based; web-based	Questions on family health history Individual risk-stratified screening and preventive care strategies	To gather family health history from patients and generate decision support for patients and providers
Anhang Price et al,³⁴ USA	To validate a consumer website based on a pediatric algorithm: assessment of the usability and safety of a DA called SORT helping parents and adult caregivers determine if a child with influenza-like illness requires immediate care in an emergency department	X		UT; CRV	Computer-based; web-based	Questions on patient medical information Individual recommendation based on risk assessment	To help parents and adult caregivers determine if a child with influenza-like illness requires immediate care in an emergency department
Sebban et al,³⁵ France	To design and validate a bedside decision instrument to be used by patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and their physicians in deciding between the therapeutic alternatives of bone marrow transplantation and conservative management during the early phase of disease	X		UT; A; TR; CSV	Oral presentations of information, combined with written and visual materials	Scenario-based DA Information about cancer and treatment options	To elicit patient preferences regarding two treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia
Volk et al,³⁶ USA	To develop and field test a brief, video-based patient decision aid about lung cancer screening	X		A	Video material	On-screen narrator Information about cancer and screening Values clarification component	To enable informed decision-making about lung cancer screening

Abbreviations: A, exploration of DA acceptability; ACC, assessment of the new cultural context; AO, appraisal of the original DA; CA, cultural adaptation; CNV, content validity; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRV, criterion validity; CSV, construct validity; DA, decision aid; LA, linguistic adaptation; P3P, patient profile prostate; T, translation; TR, test-retest reliability; UT, usability testing.