BMJ  2006;333 (26 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7565.0-a

Appraising quality of patient decision aids

Developers, users, and purchasers of patient decision aids now have a checklist for appraising the quality of new technologies of patient decision support. Elwyn and colleagues (p 417) conducted a web based international Delphi consensus process to determine a framework for the development and evaluation of patient decision aids. Over 100 individuals, including researchers, practitioners, patients, and policy makers from 14 countries rated 83 quality criteria for patient decision aids. Criteria for which evidence existed were given the highest ratings, and these criteria were retained in the decision aids.

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