What we mean is that girls make specific choices on the one hand because they are encouraged down certain paths and on the other because they are unaware or have little knowledge of alternative options.
However, patients require sufficient knowledge of options to realize that certain attributes or values are relevant [ 15].
While not significant, and very small, these changes are consistent with the increase in knowledge of options and side effects.
The aid has been shown to improve patients' knowledge of options and outcomes and reduce decisional conflict.
The theme gaining knowledge of options described the ways in which the patients and their carers learnt about treatment options, and the factors influencing their decision making.
An investigation of potential inequalities in relation to women's choice of birthplace, including their knowledge of options available to them, would be relevant.
A thirteen item measure assessed knowledge of options for managing a patient identified as at risk for cancer because of family history.
This four-item test with the answer options yes and no will assesses knowledge of options, clarity of importance of advantages and disadvantages, sufficient level of support, and being sure about the best choice.
They identified 4 themes – confronting mortality (life/death, burden on family, state of limbo), lack of choice (options not always discussed), knowledge of options, and weighing the alternatives [ 7].
It can be used to help people assess their decision making needs, summarize their current knowledge (of options, benefits, and harms), clarify their values associated with option outcomes, plan the next steps, and track their progress in decision making.
Stacey et al., in a review of randomized trials, report that DAs improve patient knowledge of options, decisional conflict and decision quality, with no detrimental effects on patient anxiety or satisfaction with care or provider [ 3].
