%0 Journal Article
%T Use of Visual Decision Aids in Physician¨CPatient Communication:  A Pilot Investigation
%A Alex Milinovich
%A Brian J Wells
%A Cassandra Talerico
%A Janine Bauman
%A Mahesh Manne
%A Mary Beth Mercer
%A Michael W Kattan
%A Nirav Vakharia
%A Stacey Jolly
%A Susannah L Rose
%J Journal of Patient Experience
%@ 2374-3743
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2374373517746177
%X A risk calculator paired with a personalized decision aid (RC&DA) may foster shared decision-making in primary care. We assessed the feasibility of using an RC&DA with patients in a primary care outpatient clinic and patientsĄŻ experiences regarding communication and decision-making. This pilot study was conducted with 15 patients of 3 primary care physicians at a clinic within a tertiary medical center. An atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk calculator was used to generate a personalized RC&DA that displayed absolute 10-year risk information as an icon array graphic. Patient perceptions of utility of the RC&DA, preferences for decision-making, and uncertainty with risk reduction decisions were measured with a semi-structured interview. Patients reported that the RC&DA was easy to understand and knowledge gained was useful to modify their ASCVD risk. Patients used the RC&DA to make decisions and reported low uncertainty with those decisions. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of, and positive patient experiences related to using, an RC&DA to facilitate shared decision-making between physicians and patients in an outpatient primary care setting
%K decision aid
%K risk calculator
%K clinical decision support
%K shared decision-making
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2374373517746177