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. 2017 Apr 12;2017(4):CD001431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001431.pub5

12. Satisfaction with the decision‐making process.

Study Scale used Timing N decisionaid Decision aid ‐ mean N comparison Comparison ‐ mean Notes
Satisfaction with the decision‐making process
Hess 2012 (in consult) Satisfaction with decision process (0 for strongly agree to 5 for strongly disagree) 101 103 Patients in DA group reported greater satisfaction with the DM process (strongly agree, 61% DA vs 40% usual care)
Vodermaier 2009 Satisfied with process 1 week follow‐up 53 42 56 50 High satisfaction with no difference by group
Satisfaction with participating in decision making
Kennedy 2002 Measured satisfaction with opportunities to participate in decision making using a single item Compared to usual care, women who received the decision aid followed by nurse coaching were significantly more satisfied with the opportunities to participate in decision making (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.0).
Satisfaction with the information provided
LeBlanc 2015 (in consult) Amount of information was just right Postconsultation 29 25 (86%) 37 34 (92%) P = 0.69
Information received was clear Postconsultation 27 17 (63%) 36 26 (72%) P = 0.43
Information received was helpful Postconsultation 28 21 (75%) 34 23 (68%) P = 0.53
Would recommend method to others Postconsultation 28 24 (86%) 35 27 (77%) P = 0.52
Laupacis 2006 Satisfaction with information received subscale 4‐item (0 to 100; low to high) Average 10 days 54 76 (15.5 SD) 56 59 (23.3 SD) P = 0.001
Montori 2011 (in consult) (7 point scales)
Participants' satisfaction with knowledge transfer
  • Amount of information

  • Clarity of information

  • Helpfulness of the information

  • Would want other decisions

  • Recommend to others

Postintervention 49 6.6
6
6
6.1
6.4
46 6.3
6
5.8
5.8
6.2
P = 0.798
P = 0.296
P = 0.624
P = 0.248
P = 0.435
Clinicians' satisfaction with knowledge transfer
  • Helpfulness of the information

  • Would want other decisions

  • Recommend to others

Postintervention 39 5.8
6.1
5.9
33 5.2
4.9
4.8
P = 0.006
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
Oakley 2006 Satisfaction with information about medicines 4 months post 16 10.4 (SD 2.9) 17 10.1 (SD 2.2) No difference
Satisfaction with the clinician
Laupacis 2006 Satisfaction with practitioner treatment during decision process subscale 4‐item (0 to 100; low to high) Average 10 days 54 69 (25.3 SD) 56 54 (26.7 SD) P = 0.004
Miller 2005 Satisfaction with cancer information service 1‐item (1 to 5; low to high) 2 weeks 4.37 (0.84 SD) 4.38 (0.86 SD) No difference
6 months 4.51 (0.75 SD) 4.51 (0.64 SD) No difference
Vodermaier 2009
  • Physician helped me understand

  • Physician understood important to me

  • Physician answered questions

  • Satisfied with involvement

  • Satisfied with physician's involvement

1 week follow‐up 53 49 (92.5%)
47
47
44
36
56 53 (94.6%)
50
51
45
36
High satisfaction with no difference by group

DA: decision aid; SD: standard deviation.