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 scoresRiskTrialsVisits