The Effect of How Outcomes Are Framed on Decisions about Whether to Take Antihypertensive Medication: A Randomized Trial
Carling CL, Kristoffersen DT, Oxman AD, Flottorp S, Fretheim A, Schünemann HJ, Akl EA, Herrin J, MacKenzie TD, Montori VM. The Effect of How Outcomes Are Framed on Decisions about Whether to Take Antihypertensive Medication: A Randomized Trial. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9469. PMID: 20209127, PMCID: PMC2830888, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive medicationsVisual analog scaleCardiovascular diseaseVAS scoresRelative importance scoresCVD risk reductionYear old manLow baseline riskDetailed patient informationRandomized trialsAnalog scaleRisk factorsBaseline riskMedicationsAdult volunteersHypertensionLogistic regressionPatient informationSignificant decreaseTrialsSignificant differencesRisk reductionPresentationParticipantsRisk