Title |
Health innovations in patient decision support: Bridging the gaps and challenges.
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Published in |
Australasian Medical Journal, February 2013
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DOI | 10.4066/amj.2013.1655 |
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Authors |
Chirk Jenn Ng, Yew Kong Lee, Ping Yein Lee, Khatijah Lim Abdullah |
Abstract |
Patient decision aids (PDAs) help to support patients in making an informed and value-based decision. Despite advancement in decision support technologies over the past 30 years, most PDAs are still inaccessible and few address individual needs. Health innovation may provide a solution to bridge these gaps. Information and computer technology provide a platform to incorporate individual profiles and needs into PDAs, making the decision support more personalised. Health innovation may enhance accessibility by using mobile, tablet and Internet technologies; make risk communication more interactive; and identify patient values more effectively. In addition, using databases to capture patient data and the usage of PDAs can help: developers to improve PDAs' design; clinicians to facilitate the decisionmaking process more effectively; and policy makers to make shared decision making more feasible and cost-effective. Health innovation may hold the key to advancing PDAs by creating a more personalised and effective decision support tool for patients making healthcare decisions. |
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