Evaluation of decision support tools for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review of literature

Palliative & Supportive Care
Diane Tapp, Marie-Claude Blais

Abstract

Medical decisions in the context of advanced cancer are more based on patient values and preferences than during the early stages of the disease. The implementation of shared decision-making is particularly important with an oncology palliative care population. However, few decision support tools focus on this population. This literature review aims to identify decision support tools related to palliative care for an oncological population and to assess their quality using International Patient Decision Aids Standards criteria. The tools were identified through PsycINFO, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and CINAHL databases; the inventory of tools to assist the decisions of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; and through the register of Cochrane trials. They were then evaluated using the third version of the International Patient Decision Aids Standards instrument.ResultSixteen tools were identified, which targeted five types of cancer and addressed a particular decision or the use of chemotherapy in addition to palliative care. The quality of the reviewed tools varies.Significance of resultsClinicians can use four decision support tools related to palliative care with an oncology population that meet a certain quality standard. Further st...Continue Reading

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