Efficacy of a patient decision aid for improving person-centered decision-making by older adults with obstructive sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Person-centered obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) care is a collaborative approach that is respectful of an individual's health priorities. Informed decision-making is essential to person-centered care, especially as patients age. In a feasibility study, we evaluated the effects of a new decision aid (Decide2Rest) on OSA treatment decision-making in older adults.

Methods

Patients (aged ≥ 60 years) with newly diagnosed OSA were recruited from two health care systems and randomized either to Decide2Rest or to a control program. Postintervention outcomes included 1) Decisional Conflict Scale (0-100, where 0 = low and 100 = high conflict), which measures perceptions of uncertainty, whether decisions reflect what matters most to patients, and whether patients feel su

SUBMITTER: Fung CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature