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. 2024 Mar;50(1):15-23.
doi: 10.1111/jorc.12468. Epub 2023 May 22.

Value of patient decision aids for shared decision-making in kidney failure

Anita van Eck van der Sluijs  1 , Sanne Vonk  1 , Anna A Bonenkamp  2 , Karen Prantl  3 , Aase T Riemann  1 , Brigit C van Jaarsveld  2   4 , Alferso C Abrahams  1 ; DOMESTICO study group
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Value of patient decision aids for shared decision-making in kidney failure

Anita van Eck van der Sluijs et al. J Ren Care. 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Background: It is unknown how often Dutch patient decision aids are used during kidney failure treatment modality education and what their impact is on shared decision-making.

Objectives: We determined the use of Three Good Questions, 'Overviews of options', and Dutch Kidney Guide by kidney healthcare professionals. Also, we determined patient-experienced shared decision-making. Finally, we determined whether the experience of shared decision-making among patients changed after a training workshop for healthcare professionals.

Design: Quality improvement study.

Participants: Healthcare professionals answered questionnaires regarding education/patient decision aids. Patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate <20 mL/min/1.73 m2 completed shared decision-making questionnaires. Data were analysed with one-way analysis of variance and linear regression.

Results: Of 117 healthcare professionals, 56% applied shared decision-making by discussing Three Good Questions (28%), 'Overviews of options' (31%-33%) and Kidney Guide (51%). Of 182 patients, 61%-85% was satisfied with their education. Of worst scoring hospitals regarding shared decision-making, only 50% used 'Overviews of options'/Kidney Guide. Of best scoring hospitals 100% used them, needed less conversations (p = 0.05), provided information about all treatment options and more often provided information at home. After the workshop, patients' shared decision-making scores remained unchanged.

Conclusions: The use of specifically developed patient decision aids during kidney failure treatment modality education is limited. Hospitals that did use them had higher shared decision-making scores. However, the degree of shared decision-making experienced by patients remained unchanged after healthcare professionals were trained on shared decision-making and the implementation of patient decision aids.

Keywords: education process; kidney failure; patient decision aids; quality improvement; shared decision-making.

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