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. 2003 Sep 27;327(7417):736-40.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7417.736.

Risk communication in practice: the contribution of decision aids

Annette M O'Connor  1 , France Légaré, Dawn Stacey
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Risk communication in practice: the contribution of decision aids

Annette M O'Connor et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

As patients want to participate more in decision making, and as the range of medical options expands, clinicians are challenged to improve their communication of risk and supportive skills. Are practitioners' counselling skills up to the job?

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Fig 1
Brief decision support for “effective” options (for taking calcium and vitamin D after diagnosis of low bone density)
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Fig 2
Brief decision support for preference sensitive options (51 year old low risk woman with severe hot flushes and associated impairments in sleep and work unrelieved by conservative measures; worried about risks)
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