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Patient decision aids result in improved knowledge-based decision-making prior to TKA/THA

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September 2016

Patient decision aids result in improved knowledge-based decision-making prior to TKA/THA

Vol: 5| Issue: 9| Number:22| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Impact of patient decision aids on appropriate and timely access to hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016 Jan;24(1):99-107.

Contributing Authors:
D Stacey M Taljaard G Dervin P Tugwell AM O'Connor MP Pomey L Boland S Beach D Meltzer G Hawker

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343 patients with radiographic osteoarthritis considering hip or knee arthroplasty were randomized to one of two groups for the purpose of investigating the efficacy of educational patient decision aids (PtDAs) on the overall decision-making process and access to total joint arthroplasty when compared to a standard information protocol. Results demonstrated that patients who were given PtDAs were ...

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