Development and application of patient decision aids.
- Author:
Jong Myon BAE
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Decision aids; Thyroid neoplasms; Early detection of cancer; Clinical decision support systems
- MeSH: Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Decision Support Techniques*; Early Detection of Cancer; Humans; Korea; Mass Screening; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2015;37(1):e2015018-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: With the current overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer resulting from routine screening in Korea, it is necessary to educate the public that not all cancers are malignant. The exposure to patient decision aids (PtDAs) compared to usual care reduced the number of people choosing to undergo prostate-specific antigen screening. This article introduces the definition, usefulness, and developmental processes of PtDAs and suggests the urgent need for a Korean PtDA related to thyroid cancer screening.
