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Surgery
Jasmine Panton, Brendin R. Beaulieu-Jones, Jayson S. Marwaha, Alison P. Woods, Drashko Nakikj, Nils Gehlenborg, Gabriel A. Brat
Summary: This study investigated how surgeons assess and communicate risks in surgery, with a focus on the role of risk calculators. The results showed that non-clinical factors, such as health and risk literacy, affect how surgeons evaluate and communicate risks, which differs from traditional risk calculators. The study also highlighted the misalignment between surgeons' perception of risk communication and patient priorities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jennifer K. Maratt, Thomas F. Imperiale
Summary: This study identified 5 online colorectal cancer risk calculators and evaluated their consistency in predicting risk for different screening scenarios. The results showed that the online models were more consistent in predicting risk for 5-year and 10-year time frames compared with lifetime risk. The National Cancer Institute's Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool was found to be a reliable calculator for providing 5-year and lifetime risk estimates in a clinical setting.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Gemma Cremen, Carmine Galasso
Summary: This study proposes a novel approach for decision making related to short-term earthquake risk management by combining earthquake engineering performance assessment procedures with multicriteria decision-making tools. The research demonstrates the optimal decisions for earthquake scenarios in a hypothetical school building, taking into account stakeholder preferences. The results show that the best action for a given ground-shaking intensity may vary depending on end-user preferences.
COMPUTER-AIDED CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jeffrey M. Keisler, Igor Linkov
Summary: Recent guidelines for risk-informed decision making provide a standard for incorporating probabilistic risk models with other considerations, but quantifying risk is difficult when threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences are highly uncertain. Decision making informed by risk (DMIR) can be used as a flexible approach that combines risk and decision analytics. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is commonly used as a basis for DMIR to accommodate varying levels of analytical detail.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kathryn A. Martinez, Debra T. Linfield, Victoria Shaker, Michael B. Rothberg
Summary: The study found that physicians rarely engage patients in informed decision making for anticoagulation. The high rate of DOAC prescriptions is likely due to physician preferences, rather than considering patient preferences.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Roswitha Merle, Alina M. Kueper
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of veterinarian characteristics on their attitudes towards animal owners seeking self-information, particularly focusing on shared decision-making, age, and gender. It was found that veterinarians who viewed therapy failure as related to themselves had higher rates of shared decision-making, while those who attributed therapy failure to the animal owners had lower rates. Additionally, veterinarians who advised against self-information and perceived it as leading to uncertainty tended to have lower shared decision-making values.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Pei-Jung Hsu, Chia-Ying Wu, Lu-Cheng Kuo, Ming-Yuan Chen, Yu-Ling Chen, Szu-Fen Huang, Pao-Yu Chuang, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Shey-Ying Chen
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an online shared decision-making (SDM) process developed through participatory design. The integration of face-to-face communication and online processes allowed patients to access information, self-assess, and receive feedback, leading to improved SDM practice and effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Ergonomics
Hung Duy Nguyen, Mooryong Choi, Kyoungseok Han
Summary: This paper proposes risk-informed decision-making and control methods for autonomous vehicles (AVs) under severe driving conditions. By using a finite-state machine for decision-making and trajectory optimization theory for control, the AVs can behave appropriately in both normal and emergency situations.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Frederick R. Kates, Ryan Romero, Daniel Jones, Jacqueline Egelfeld, Santanu Datta
Summary: There is substantial variability in the depiction of lung cancer risk for hypothetical patients across web-based LCRCs due to differences in their input variables and risk prediction models. Standardization of input variables, risk prediction models, risk depiction, and screening recommendations is necessary for informed decision-making in the SDM-LDCT context.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pau Codina, Elisabet Zamora, Wayne C. Levy, Elena Revuelta-Lopez, Andrea Borrellas, Giosafat Spitaleri, German Cediel, Maria Ruiz-Cueto, Elena Canedo, Evelyn Santiago-Vacas, Mar Domingo, David Buchaca, Isaac Subirana, Javier Santesmases, Rafael de la Espriella, Julio Nunez, Josep Lupon, Antoni Bayes-Genis
Summary: This study assessed the changes in predicted mortality risk after 12 months of management in a multidisciplinary HF clinic. The results showed a significant decline in mortality risk and improvement in cardiac function after 12 months, indicating the importance of repeated risk assessment after optimizing HF treatment.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
S. Listl, R. Baltussen, A. Carrasco-Labra, F. C. Carrer, J. N. Lavis
Summary: Despite the need for improvement in oral health systems, progress in oral health system transformation has been slow. However, there is an opportunity for the oral health community to learn from previous successes and failures in evidence-informed health policy making.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Tarannom Parhizkar, Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Jan Erik Vinnem, Ali Mosleh
Summary: Assessing the risk level of dynamic positioning systems in emergency situations is a challenge in the maritime industry. Operators' decisions have a significant impact on incident outcomes, but current risk models are not efficient enough to provide the system's risk level quickly. A new supervised methodology proposed in this study significantly reduces processing time and aids decision-making in emergencies, predicting the most probable scenarios accurately.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohamed Gaha, Bilal Chabane, Dragan Komljenovic, Alain Cote, Claude Hebert, Olivier Blancke, Atieh Delavari, Georges Abdul-Nour
Summary: Modern electrical power utilities face the challenge of replacing assets reaching the end of their useful life or becoming obsolete due to technological changes. An effective framework combining asset management and resilience offers potential in maximizing value and ensuring sustainable operations. The integration of a power grid reliability simulator into asset management provides a solid foundation for Risk-Informed Decision Making.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Christoph A. Thieme, Borge Rokseth, Ingrid B. Utne
Summary: This article describes the integration of risk analysis methods with the control system of autonomous and highly automated systems to improve the decision-making process. Four main areas of implementation are identified, including direct decision-making, input to algorithms, constraints or modification of constraints, and informing representations or maps of the environment.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART O-JOURNAL OF RISK AND RELIABILITY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Xian He, Eun Jeong Cha
Summary: Hazards cause significant social disruptions and economic losses annually. Community disaster resilience depends on critical infrastructure systems maintaining functionality during and recovering promptly after disruptive events. Proper predisaster risk mitigation planning involves understanding local needs, identifying leaders, forming partnerships, establishing resources, and seizing opportunities to enhance community disaster resilience.
JOURNAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Olga C. Damman, Nina M. M. Bogaerts, Maaike J. van den Haak, Danielle R. M. Timmermans
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2017)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Olga C. Damman, Marjolein E. A. Verbiest, Suzanne Vonk, Henk W. Berendse, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Martine C. de Bruijne, Marjan J. Faber
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Amber E. van der Meij, Olga C. Damman, Ellen Uiters, Danielle R. M. Timmermans
PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Olga C. Damman, Anant Jani, Brigit A. de Jong, Annemarie Becker, Margot J. Metz, Martine C. de Bruijne, Danielle R. Timmermans, Martina C. Cornel, Dirk T. Ubbink, Marije van der Steen, Muir Gray, Carla van El
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
D. M. Stol, M. Hollander, O. C. Damman, M. M. J. Nielen, I. F. Badenbroek, F. G. Schellevis, N. J. de Wit
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lorraine L. Landais, Olga C. Damman, Linda J. Schoonmade, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Evert A. L. M. Verhagen, Judith G. M. Jelsma
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nida Gizem Yilmaz, Julia C. M. Van Weert, Ellen Peters, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Annemarie Becker, Suresh Senan, Chris Dickhoff, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Olga C. Damman
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laxsini Murugesu, Olga C. Damman, Marloes E. Derksen, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Ank de Jonge, Ellen M. A. Smets, Mirjam P. Fransen
Summary: Shared decision-making in maternity care requires clients to have adequate functional health literacy skills. This study found that women who scored low on basic health literacy screening tests or were first-time pregnant faced difficulties in finding reliable information, understanding probabilistic information, and preparing for consultations. Maternity care professionals can support clients by guiding them towards reliable information and helping them understand benefit/harm information.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Nicole E. M. Jaspers, Frank L. J. Visseren, Yolanda Van der Graaf, Yvo M. Smulders, Olga C. Damman, Corline Brouwers, Guy E. H. M. Rutten, Jannick A. N. Dorresteijn
Summary: Personalised estimations of treatment-effects led to a significant decrease in decisional conflict among patients with stable cardiovascular disease after 1 month, supporting the use of personalised predictions in decision-making.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nida Gizem Yilmaz, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Johanneke Portielje, Julia C. M. Van Weert, Olga C. Damman
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of audiovisual and narrative information in HRCs on user responses. The results showed that audiovisual information led to higher information satisfaction, but lower comprehension in older women.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lorraine L. Landais, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Idske R. Dotinga, Danielle R. M. Timmermans, Evert A. L. M. Verhagen, Olga C. Damman
Summary: Office workers have different perspectives and attitudes towards physical activity and sedentary behavior. While health is considered important, other values are also prioritized. Increasing awareness of the health risks of sedentary behavior and the short-term/mid-term benefits of physical activity can enhance office workers' motivation to sit less.
Article
Communication
Melanie De Looper, Olga Damman, Ellen Smets, Danielle Timmermans, Julia Van Weert
JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION
(2020)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Trudy van der Weijden, Heleen Post, Paul L. P. Brand, Haske van Veenendaal, Ton Drenthen, Linda A. J. van Mierlo, Peep Stalmeier, Olga C. Damman, Anne Stiggelbout
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EVIDENZ FORTBILDUNG UND QUALITAET IM GESUNDHEITSWESEN
(2017)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Olga C. Damman, Nina M. M. Bogaerts, Diana van Dongen, Danielle R. M. Timmermans
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Noora Jawad, Faisal F. Hakeem, Wael Sabbah
Summary: This study aims to examine socioeconomic and ethnic variations in the provision of health advice by dental professionals. The findings indicate the prominent roles of education level, ethnicity, and smoking status in the provision of health advice. The study emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to promote equity and cultural competence in delivering health advice in dental settings.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katherine Miles, Bernadette O'Neill, Shuangyu Li
Summary: This study conducted a meta-ethnography to identify and synthesize guidance for optimizing feedback interactions in undergraduate clinical communication simulations. The findings led to the development of a new Feedback Kidney Model, which can guide medical education and future research on feedback in promoting learning. Incorporating meta-cognitive training and utilizing the model can help improve students' learning and communication with patients through on-site face-to-face feedback.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ellen Van de Velde, Ann Van Hecke, Kristof Eeckloo, Simon Malfait
Summary: This study investigates the suitability of experience-based co-design as a method for designing bedside handover in mental health care, and finds that it is a suitable method for enhancing patient involvement in nursing handovers in a general hospital's mental healthcare unit.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yasmine Probst, Maddison Luscombe, Marta Hilfischer, Vivienne Guan, Lauren Houston
Summary: This study explores the interpretation of MS-targeted nutrition messages using semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that dietary changes made by patients with MS after diagnosis are a coping mechanism to address uncertainty, fear of disease progression, and the risk of relapse. The admiration and skepticism towards extremist MS diets depend on individual vulnerability and support from healthcare professionals. The unique MS journey influences the interpretation of the messages, driven by engagement, practicality, and credibility.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aisha T. Langford, Kerli Orellana, Nancy Buderer, Katerina Andreadis, Stephen K. Williams
Summary: This study examined the associations between digital health, sociodemographic factors, and medical conditions on patient-centered communication (PCC). The results suggested that age, education level, household income, and history of hypertension were related to the quality of PCC.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Danielle Huisman, Taylor Burrows, Louise Sweeney, Kirsty Bannister, Rona Moss-Morris
Summary: This study found limited information on symptoms during remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on readily searchable patient websites, which fails to adequately explain the persistence of symptoms during remission for patients.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bethan Benwell, Maria Erofeeva, Catrin S. Rhys
Summary: This study examined how language choices made by call handlers affect the progress of complaint calls and the stance of the callers. The findings showed that displaying affiliation at relevant moments in the conversation helps advance the call and de-escalate the complaint, while the absence or misplacement of affiliation may lead to escalation. Early intervention in establishing affiliation with the caller's concerns and reasoning is crucial for de-escalation.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah V. Hantzmon, Clemontina A. Davenport, Maya N. Das Gupta, Temi A. Adekunle, Sarah E. Gaither, Maren K. Olsen, Sandro O. Pinheiro, Kimberly S. Johnson, Hannah Mahoney, Allison Falls, Lauren Lloyd, Kathryn I. Pollak
Summary: This study examined the impact of racial differences on patient trust and distrust in physician-patient interactions through audio-recorded cardiologist-patient encounters. The results showed that Black patients had lower expressions of trust and a higher level of guardedness compared to White patients. It suggests that White clinicians can improve communication with Black patients to increase expressions of trust.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Caitlin S. Sayegh, Ellen Iverson, Karen K. Macdonell, Shinyi Wu, Marvin Belzer
Summary: This study applied a Supportive Accountability Model to examine youth's perception of remote human coaching and automated reminders for medication adherence. The findings indicated that both coaching and automated reminders were effective in improving adherence, with coaching being viewed as more potent and engaging. Phone calls enhanced the sense of supportive accountability, but texts were more convenient and flexible. Individual preferences varied.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer Necci Dineen, Mitchell Doucette, Mekaila Carey, Kerri M. Raissian
Summary: This paper aims to understand the facilitators and barriers perceived by general practice physicians in initiating anticipatory guidance around firearm safety. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 GPs to explore their perspectives. Barriers to providing secure firearm storage counseling include inadequate screening mechanisms, limited understanding of who is at risk for firearm injury, time pressures, concerns about patient receptivity, and a need for training. Structural issues need to be addressed before focusing on how to have conversations about firearm safety.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Henrike J. Westerink, Cato C. Bresser, Mirjam M. Garvelink, Cornelia F. van Udenkraan, Ouisam Zouitni, Hans A. J. Bart, Philip J. van der Wees, Paul B. van der Nat
Summary: This study aims to explore the perspectives and needs of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients regarding the use of outcome data in consultations. The findings indicate that HCPs do not routinely use aggregated outcome data in consultations due to various barriers. Patients, however, consider aggregated outcome data important but have different preferences based on their health conditions.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bronwyn Newman, Mashreka Sarwar, Ashfaq Chauhan, Reema Harrison
Summary: Co-facilitation presents an opportunity to address inequity in codesign, and through our experiences in the CanEngage project, we have identified three mechanisms to promote equity.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andre Vaagan, Mette Haaland-Overby, Alison Axisa Eriksen, Kari Fredriksen, Vibeke Stenov, Cecilie Varsi, Brynja Ingadottir, Bryan Richard Cleal, Anita Royneberg Alvheim, Karl Fredrik Westermann, Hilde Stromme, Olof Birna Kristjansdottir
Summary: This study summarizes the recent evidence on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of videoconference group-based patient and caregiver education. The results suggest that this education approach is highly feasible and acceptable, and may improve health outcomes for participants. However, the evidence of effectiveness is limited and the quality of studies varies. Further research is needed to establish the effectiveness of this education approach for different patient and caregiver groups.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Momoka Igarashi, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Takuma Shiozawa, Sosei Yamaguchi
Summary: The study aims to identify conversation topics, who initiated the topics, and differences in topics with and without the use of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool in psychiatric outpatient consultations. The findings show that daily life issues, especially related to work, were the main topics discussed, and the SDM tool seems to facilitate discussion of patients' concerns.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qiwei Luna Wu, Grace Ellen Brannon
Summary: This study explores how patient-centered communication, media, and organizational factors influence patients' intentions to use telehealth. The findings suggest that positive healthcare experiences, organizational support, and quality media designs are associated with telehealth adoption.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
