Development and application of patient decision aids
With the current overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer resulting from routine screening in Korea, it is necessary to educate the public that not all cancers are malignant. The exposure to patient decision aids (PtDAs) compared to usual care reduced the number of people choosing to undergo prostate-specifi...
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Korean Society of Epidemiology
2015-04-01
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| description | With the current overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer resulting from routine screening in Korea, it is necessary to educate the public that not all cancers are malignant. The exposure to patient decision aids (PtDAs) compared to usual care reduced the number of people choosing to undergo prostate-specific antigen screening. This article introduces the definition, usefulness, and developmental processes of PtDAs and suggests the urgent need for a Korean PtDA related to thyroid cancer screening. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-863cc487a380495fb5f2f9a2e2b8bd722022-12-22T02:45:53ZengKorean Society of EpidemiologyEpidemiology and Health2092-71932015-04-013710.4178/epih/e2015018784Development and application of patient decision aidsJong-Myon BaeWith the current overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer resulting from routine screening in Korea, it is necessary to educate the public that not all cancers are malignant. The exposure to patient decision aids (PtDAs) compared to usual care reduced the number of people choosing to undergo prostate-specific antigen screening. This article introduces the definition, usefulness, and developmental processes of PtDAs and suggests the urgent need for a Korean PtDA related to thyroid cancer screening.http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-37-e2015018.pdfDecision aidsThyroid neoplasmsEarly detection of cancerClinical decision support systems |
| spellingShingle | Jong-Myon Bae Development and application of patient decision aids Epidemiology and Health Decision aids Thyroid neoplasms Early detection of cancer Clinical decision support systems |
| title | Development and application of patient decision aids |
| title_full | Development and application of patient decision aids |
| title_fullStr | Development and application of patient decision aids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and application of patient decision aids |
| title_short | Development and application of patient decision aids |
| title_sort | development and application of patient decision aids |
| topic | Decision aids Thyroid neoplasms Early detection of cancer Clinical decision support systems |
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