Decision aids are designed to inform patients about their individual healthcare options and are often used in the context of shared decision making. Find out more about a new study demonstrating the value of online decision aids for men spontaneously searching the internet for information on prostate cancer screening with the PSA test.

Shared decision making requires that clinicians break down complex processes into simple steps to help patients understand their options. Read this blog post by Glyn Elwyn, MD, MSc, FRCGP, PhD from Dartmouth College and founder of Option Grid.

Shared decision making is an approach where healthcare professionals and patients make decisions together using the best available evidence about the likely benefits and harms of each option, and where patients are supported to arrive at informed preferences.