Ozanne 2007.
Methods | Randomized to decision aid + standard counselling vs usual care (standard counselling) | |
Participants | 15 + 15 women considering breast cancer prevention in the USA | |
Interventions | DA (in consultation): interactive computer decision aid on options outcomes, outcome probability Comparator: standard counselling | |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: consultation length Secondary outcomes: knowledge, decisional conflict, satisfaction with the decision, acceptability of the decision aid, physician satisfaction with the consultation |
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Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Patients were randomized evenly between groups; no information provided about generation (p 149) |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided (p 149) |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Unclear blinding |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Unclear blinding but outcomes were objectively measured and not subjective to to interpretation |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Demographic data included; reasons for attrition mentioned |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No reference to study protocol |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Small sample size, does not say how many physicians participated in study, mentions that there were observed changes in physician behaviour (based on doing both intervention and control) |