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. 2018 Jul 19;2018(7):CD006732. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006732.pub4

NCT02592525.

Trial name or title Implementing shared decision making in interprofessional home care teams (IPSDM‐SW)
Methods RCT
Participants Inclusion criteria
Clients or caregivers of clients
  • Aged ≥ 65 years

  • Receiving care from the IP home care team of the enrolled CISSS/CIUSSS

  • Have made a decision about whether to stay at home or move to another location during the recruitment periods

  • Are able to read, understand and write French or English

  • Can give informed consent


In the case clients are not able to provide informed consent, their caregiver will be eligible.
Exclusion criteria
  • Clients who are not able to provide informed consent and who don't have a caregiver

Interventions Behavioral: IP‐SDM training for health professionals
Quote: "Multifaceted SDM training program for providers: i) 1.5‐hour online tutorial, ii) 3.5‐hour skills building workshop; iii) video‐clip demonstrating SDM in the context of an IP home care team with an aging adult making a decision about location of care (to be used with clients and providers as well); and iv) performance feedback to providers (role play during the workshop)."
Outcomes Primary outcome
  • Assumed Role in decision making


Secondary outcomes
  • Patient involvement in decision making assessed with the Dyadic‐OPTION scale, a 12‐item self‐administered instrument that assesses 12 specific SDM behaviours during the decision‐making process

  • Decisional Regret assessed with the Decisional Regret Scale

  • Decisional Conflict assessed with the Decisional Conflict Scale

  • Health‐related quality of life assessed with two subscales (Social isolation and Emotional reactions) of the HR‐QoL questionnaire from the Nottingham Health Profile, clients only

  • Burden of care assessed with the Zarit Burden Inventory Scale (ZBI), caregivers only

  • Preferred and chosen option (remain at home or move to another location) Questionnaire assessing the prefered and chosen option

Starting date November 2015
Contact information Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, MSc, 418‐525‐4444 ext 52581, Genevieve.Painchaud‐Guerard@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca and Hubert Robitaille, PhD, 418‐525‐4444 ext 52341, hubert.robitaille@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
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