Knowledge Translation for Patients: Methods to Support Patients' Participation in Decision making about Preference‐Sensitive Treatment Options in Rheumatology

This chapter contains sections titled: What are the classes of decisions in rheumatology? What is the clinician's role in providing decision support by class of decisions? How do patient decision aids differ from usual patient education material? Do patient decision aids work? Which patient decision aids exist? Expanding the library of evidence‐based rheumatology decision aids What are the advantages and disadvantages of using rheumatology decision aids? How do clinicians integrate decision aids into their practice? Evaluating the new rheumatology decision aids Conclusions References What are the classes of decisions in rheumatology? What is the clinician's role in providing decision support by class of decisions? How do patient decision aids differ from usual patient education material? Do patient decision aids work? Which patient decision aids exist? Expanding the library of evidence‐based rheumatology decision aids What are the advantages and disadvantages of using rheumatology decision aids? How do clinicians integrate decision aids into their practice? Evaluating the new rheumatology decision aids Conclusions References