Two of three guidance items and one item about workforce situation was better in 2008 than in 2006 (table 2).
We had to exclude nine evaluations that did not have any original, unmodified checklist items (that is, guidance items that were split into subcomponents or written with modified interpretation).
Some of the Anticipatory Guidance items may be more accurately assessed by women in the postpartum period (e.g., "I was given enough information to meet my needs about breastfeeding"), possibly resulting in higher rating scores.
9 dimensions applicable to all DSTs relate to Information (8 items); Probabilities (8 items); Values (4 items); Decision Guidance (2 items); Development (6 items); Evidence (5 items); Disclosure (2 items); Plain language (1 item); Evaluation (2 items).
The GPEQ [ 11] comprises the following scales which have good evidence for data quality, reliability and validity: workforce situation (4 items), discharge letter (3 items), competence (4 items), guidance (3 items) and emergency situations (2 items).
The General Practitioner Experiences Questionnaire is described in detail elsewhere 1 and comprises the following scales with good evidence for data quality, reliability and validity: workforce situation (four items), discharge letter (three items), competence (four items), guidance (three items) and emergency situations (two items).
Remote guidance (see item 3 in Table 1) and situational awareness (see item 4 in Table 1) are considered in the study, as these factors are closely coupled with the perception of information exchange and the defined scenarios.
Our primary outcome was completeness of reporting, defined as complete reporting of all elements within a guidance checklist item.
28 However, within the context of a decision aid, stakeholders have agreed that many items required for informed consent (as defined by the regulatory guidance) and items required for informed decision-making (as defined by the International patient decision aid standards) are important and should be included.
