Table 1.

DISCERN Plus instrument (modified according to Borgmann et al.)

Question 1: Aim clear?

Question 2: Aim achieved?

Question 3: Relevant?

Question 4: Sources clear?

Question 5: Dates of sources?

Question 6: Balanced and unbiased?

Question 7: Additional information?

Question 8: Areas of uncertainty?

Question 9: Describe treatment?

Question 10: Benefits of treatments?

Question 11: Risks of treatment?

Question 12: No treatment?

Question 13: Quality of life?

Question 14: Treatment choices?

Question 15: Shared decision-making?

Question 16: Overall quality?