Hooiveld Truus, Molenaar Joyce M, van der Heijde Claudia M, Meijman Frans J, Groen Theo P, Vonk Peter
Department of Research, Development and Prevention, Student Health Service, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
SAGE Open Med. 2018 Nov 2;6:2050312118809462. doi: 10.1177/2050312118809462. eCollection 2018.
Decision aids in the field of healthcare contribute to informed decision making. To increase the usefulness and effectiveness of decision aids, it is important to involve end-users in the development of these tools. This article reports on the development of an online contraceptive decision aid.
An exploratory, qualitative study was conducted in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2016. The development process of the decision aid consisted of six steps and included a needs assessment and field test. Interviews were conducted with 17 female students.
The needs assessment provided information on the preferred content and structure of a contraceptive decision aid and guided the development of the online contraceptive decision aid prototype. Participants had an overall positive impression of the decision aid prototype during the field test. Minor revisions were made based on participants' feedback. Participants expected that the decision aid would positively contribute to decision making by increasing knowledge and awareness regarding the available contraceptive methods and their features and attributes, and by opening up to other options than the known methods.
The developed contraceptive decision aid can contribute to better informed decision making and consultation preparation. Involving end-users in development seems valuable to adapt decision aids to specific needs and to identify in what way a decision aid influences decision making.
医疗保健领域的决策辅助工具有助于做出明智的决策。为提高决策辅助工具的实用性和有效性,让最终用户参与这些工具的开发很重要。本文报告了一种在线避孕决策辅助工具的开发情况。
2014年至2016年在荷兰进行了一项探索性定性研究。决策辅助工具的开发过程包括六个步骤,涵盖需求评估和实地测试。对17名女学生进行了访谈。
需求评估提供了有关避孕决策辅助工具的首选内容和结构的信息,并指导了在线避孕决策辅助工具原型的开发。在实地测试期间,参与者对决策辅助工具原型总体印象良好。根据参与者的反馈进行了一些小的修订。参与者期望该决策辅助工具通过增加对现有避孕方法及其特征和属性的了解和认识,并通过开拓已知方法以外的其他选择,对决策做出积极贡献。
开发的避孕决策辅助工具有助于做出更明智的决策和准备咨询。让最终用户参与开发对于使决策辅助工具适应特定需求以及确定决策辅助工具影响决策的方式似乎很有价值。