TY - JOUR
T1 - Shared Decision Making and the Management of Intact Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
T2 - A Scoping Review of the Literature
AU - Machin, Matthew
AU - van Herzeele, Isabelle
AU - Ubbink, Dirk
AU - Powell, Janet T.
N1 - Funding Information: Knowledge level has previously been demonstrated to both increase and decrease preference for surgery over conservative measures.40 The OVIDIUS trial results suggest that support tools increase aneurysm related knowledge and increase the preference of patients with AAAs for conservative measures. This observation was supported by a meta-analysis of the wider surgical literature, where decision aids were associated with a significantly lower risk of deciding upon an invasive treatment (risk ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.67 – 0.95).41 Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to summarise the current knowledge of shared decision making (SDM) in patients facing a treatment decision about an intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and to identify where further evidence is needed. Data sources: MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched on 18 July 2021. An updated search was run on 31 May 2022 for relevant studies published from 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2022. Review Methods: This scoping review was undertaken in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines following a pre-defined protocol, retrieving studies reporting on aspects of SDM in those with intact AAAs. Qualitative synthesis of the articles was performed, and the results grouped according to theme. Results: Fifteen articles reporting on a total of 1 344 participants (age range 62–74 years) from hospital vascular surgery clinics with intact AAAs were included. Studies were observational (n = 9), non-randomised studies of an intervention (n = 3), and randomised clinical trials (n = 3). The first theme was the preferences and practice of SDM. The proportion of patients preferring SDM ranged from 58% to 95% (three studies), although objective rating of SDM practice was consistently < 50% (three studies). Clinician training improved SDM practice. The second theme was poor provision of information. Fewer than half of patients (0 – 46%) surveyed were informed about all available treatment options (three studies). Publicly available information sources were rated as poor. The third theme concerned the utility of decision making support tools (DSTs). Two randomised trials demonstrated that the provision of DSTs improves patient knowledge and agreement between patient preference and repair type received but not objective measures of SDM for patients with AAAs. Conclusion: SDM for patients with an intact AAA appears to be in its infancy. Most patients with an AAA want SDM, but this is not commonly applied. Most patients with an AAA do not receive adequate information for SDM, although the use of bespoke DSTs leaves patients better informed to facilitate SDM.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to summarise the current knowledge of shared decision making (SDM) in patients facing a treatment decision about an intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and to identify where further evidence is needed. Data sources: MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched on 18 July 2021. An updated search was run on 31 May 2022 for relevant studies published from 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2022. Review Methods: This scoping review was undertaken in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines following a pre-defined protocol, retrieving studies reporting on aspects of SDM in those with intact AAAs. Qualitative synthesis of the articles was performed, and the results grouped according to theme. Results: Fifteen articles reporting on a total of 1 344 participants (age range 62–74 years) from hospital vascular surgery clinics with intact AAAs were included. Studies were observational (n = 9), non-randomised studies of an intervention (n = 3), and randomised clinical trials (n = 3). The first theme was the preferences and practice of SDM. The proportion of patients preferring SDM ranged from 58% to 95% (three studies), although objective rating of SDM practice was consistently < 50% (three studies). Clinician training improved SDM practice. The second theme was poor provision of information. Fewer than half of patients (0 – 46%) surveyed were informed about all available treatment options (three studies). Publicly available information sources were rated as poor. The third theme concerned the utility of decision making support tools (DSTs). Two randomised trials demonstrated that the provision of DSTs improves patient knowledge and agreement between patient preference and repair type received but not objective measures of SDM for patients with AAAs. Conclusion: SDM for patients with an intact AAA appears to be in its infancy. Most patients with an AAA want SDM, but this is not commonly applied. Most patients with an AAA do not receive adequate information for SDM, although the use of bespoke DSTs leaves patients better informed to facilitate SDM.
KW - AAA
KW - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
KW - Decision support tools
KW - Patient preference
KW - Shared decision making
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.01.036
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.01.036
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36720426
SN - 1078-5884
VL - 65
SP - 839
EP - 849
JO - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
JF - European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
IS - 6
ER -