A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Tool to Improve the Quality of Communication and Decision‐Making in Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation
Fraenkel L, Street RL, Towle V, O'Leary JR, Iannone L, Van Ness P, Fried TR. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Tool to Improve the Quality of Communication and Decision‐Making in Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 1434-1441. PMID: 22861171, PMCID: PMC3419306, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04080.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonvalvular atrial fibrillationIntervention participantsAtrial fibrillationControl groupTreatment planPrimary care clinicsCurrent treatment planPatient-clinician communicationPhysician-patient communicationDecisional Conflict ScaleSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStroke riskCare clinicsControlled TrialsIntervention groupSide effectsValues clarityMedicationsFibrillationStrokeLower scoresRiskTrialsVisitsDecision tool to improve the quality of care in rheumatoid arthritis
Fraenkel L, Peters E, Charpentier P, Olsen B, Errante L, Schoen RT, Reyna V. Decision tool to improve the quality of care in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research 2012, 64: 977-985. PMID: 22392766, PMCID: PMC3375390, DOI: 10.1002/acr.21657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisBiologic therapyDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsOngoing active diseaseProportion of subjectsQuality of careActive diseaseAntirheumatic drugsRA patientsClinical trialsPatients' willingnessClinical practiceClarity of valuesValues clarityBiologicsArthritisPatientsTherapyPreliminary evidencePerceived knowledgeCareEfficacyRiskSubjectsDisease