Table 2.

Sections of the RRMS-PtDA.

Section	Description
1. History module	To collect information on the patient’s medical history, used to provide personalized information on the following pages (e.g. Patient Determined Disease Steps, an ordinal patient reported outcome of MS patients’ perceived disability and walking ability [0 = normal, 3 = gait disability, 6 = bilateral support, 8 = bedridden] 22
2. Information module	To present the effectiveness and side-effects of the first-line DMTs and non-medicinal strategies (wellness and lifestyle) to help manage MS
3. Interactive value elicitation module	To guide patients in considering the six most important aspects of treatments for people with RRMS, 23 which includes:• Slowing progression of MS• Reducing symptoms associated with MS• Preventing relapse and MRI changes• Minimizing minor side effects• Avoiding serious adverse events• Route of administration
4. Decision module	Suggests a treatment that best fits the patient using information from the previous three sections
5. Tailored summary	Summarizes the patient’s health status, preferred treatment choices, and questions they have for further discussion at their following consultation.While the physician was provided with a 1-pag summary of the study procedures and the name and contact information of the research coordinator for assistance, use of the summary page during the consultations were left to the physician’s discretion and clinical expertise.