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. 2022 Sep 29:378:e071530.
doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071530.

What can we learn from rapidly developed patient decision aids produced during the covid-19 pandemic?

Michael J Barry  1 , Martin Härter  2   3 , Mowafa Househ  4 , Karina Dahl Steffensen  5   6 , Dawn Stacey  7
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What can we learn from rapidly developed patient decision aids produced during the covid-19 pandemic?

Michael J Barry et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Supporting people to make decisions during the covid-19 pandemic created new opportunities for shared decision making and rapid development of patient decision aids, say Michael Barry and colleagues

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have the following interests to declare: MB received a research grant in the past from Healthwise, a non-profit organization, through Massachusetts General Hospital. DS received payments for travel from the Joint Commission of Taiwan and Safer Care in Melbourne, Australia. The other authors have no declarations. MB is a member of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This article does not necessarily represent the views and policies of the USPSTF.

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