Further research is required to better understand the optimal content of decision aids that will promote better quality decision making.
A number of questions arise when determining the content of decision aids including the amount and type of information that they should attempt to communicate.
Moreover, the findings of much previous research have lacked sufficient specificity to be useful in informing the content of decision support tools.
4 The content of decision-making in health prioritisation is diverse, but it may include elements such as clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and social values.
3 Owing to the difficult conceptual distinction between relevant and irrelevant reasons, a number of scholars now advocate an analysis of the content of decision-making to supplement the analysis of the processes of decision-making.
Ensuring that the content of decision support tools reflects the needs of end users in this way is a critical strategy to ensuring their relevance, uptake and utility [ 10].
This indifference stemmed from a reported lack of confidence in the content of decision support interventions and concern about disruption to established workflows, ultimately contributing to organizational inertia regarding their adoption.
In circumstances where birth facility options may be more limited, the content of decision support tools may still allow women to develop more accurate expectations, and feel better prepared, for their intrapartum care.
The specific content of decision aids may vary, but in general they aim to present more than one strategy for clinical management, help people understand the probable outcomes of treatment choices and allow people to consider the personal value they place on benefits versus harms.
After completing the reading of the decisions, the content of each decision was summarised using the study variables, and a database comprising the content of each decision (n = 366) was constructed.
