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The study aims to create a decision instrument that assists breast cancer patients in making informed treatment decisions regarding adjuvant chemotherapy.

July 1, 1992Annals of Internal Medicine

A Bedside Decision Instrument To Elicit a Patient's Preference Concerning Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

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MLMark N. LevineMedical Council of Canada AGAmiram GafniThe Centre for Health (New Zealand)BMB MarkhamPolicy Analysis (United States)

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Randomized trial developed a decision instrument for chemotherapy preference in breast cancer patients, suggesting effective communication of risks.

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The study aims to create a decision instrument that assists breast cancer patients in making informed treatment decisions regarding adjuvant chemotherapy.
Developed a decision board and written material detailing chemotherapy choices and outcomes.
Evaluated validity and reliability in 30 healthy female volunteers using recurrence estimates.
Elicited treatment preferences and tested reliability after two weeks.
Seventeen women chose chemotherapy, with 82% switching preference when treatment benefits were reduced.
For non-treatment choices, 92% switched preference when benefits were increased and 100% switched when toxicity was eliminated.
The instrument demonstrated excellent reliability with a kappa value of 0.86.

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Levine et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10e59acfa01e990d9fc2a3 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-1-53

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Randomized trial developed a decision instrument for chemotherapy preference in breast cancer patients, suggesting effective communication of risks.

A Bedside Decision Instrument To Elicit a Patient's Preference Concerning Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

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A Bedside Decision Instrument To Elicit a Patient's Preference Concerning Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

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