The topic guide was informed by literature on content items for decision aids and explored the key differences between decision aids and existing PILs.
In addition, near-term R&D items for decision-making on testing of both solid breeder and dual-coolant PbLi liquid breeder blanket concepts in ITER are identified.
The website then presented the 11-item Preparation for Decision Making Scale and the 10-item low-literacy Decisional Conflict Scale [ 46, 47].
Furthermore, this is the first study to explicitly investigate stakeholders' views about key content items of decision aids and their appropriateness for decisions about trial participation.
Of the six items, cognitive skills for decision making and transfer were not significantly associated with the dependent variable when adjusting for the other four.
To measure preparedness to make decisions, we used relevant items from the Preparation for Decision Making Scale [ 42].
Four of the 10 items on the Preparation for Decision Making Scale [ 30] were used to determine patients' perceptions of the decision making process.
From July 2009 through June 2012 patients completed 416 questionnaires that included three items from the Preparation for Decision Making Scale while waiting in the exam room to see their specialists for 557 appointments (75%% response rate).
For the quality of the decision-making process, the core attributes that should be measured include the extent to which PtDAs help patients to: Recognize that a decision needs to be made (e.g., as measured by items in the Preparation for Decision Making Scale (PMDS) [ 3].
Owing to this fact, controlling and maintaining the inventory of deteriorating items becomes a challenging problem for decision makers.
Patients in this study rated their experience using the PtDA favorably as indicated in both the preparation for decision making items and their qualitative feedback.
