Authors
Hamideh Rashidian, Saharnaz Nedjat, Reza Majdzadeh, Jaleh Gholami, Leila Haghjou, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi, Fereydoun Davatchi, Arash Rashidian
Publication date
2013/12
Journal
BMC Research Notes
Volume
6
Pages
1-8
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Patient preference is one of the main components of clinical decision making, therefore leading to the development of patient decision aids. The goal of this study was to describe physicians’ and patients’ viewpoints on the barriers and limitations of using patient decision aids in Iran, their proposed solutions, and, the benefits of using these tools.
Methods
This qualitative study was conducted in 2011 in Iran by holding in-depth interviews with 14 physicians and 8 arthritis patient. Interviewees were selected through purposeful and maximum variation sampling. As an example, a patient decision aid on the treatment of knee arthritis was developed upon literature reviews and gathering expert opinion, and was presented at the time of interview. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the data by using the OpenCode software …
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