The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Dec 2016
Integrating Patient Preference into Treatment Decisions for Men with Prostate Cancer at the Point of Care.
Men with clinically localized prostate cancer face an archetypal "preference sensitive" treatment decision. A shared decision making process incorporating patient values and preferences is paramount. We evaluated the benefit of a novel decision making application, and investigated associations between patient preferences and treatment choice. ⋯ Implementation of this web based intervention was associated with decreased decisional conflict and enhanced elements of shared decision making.