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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

37 questions · 37 findings · 9 reviews · Consumers and Communication

No studies found 5 · 13.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 8.1%Low 10 · 27%Moderate 7 · 18.9%High 12 · 32.4%

Decision aids for informed consent vs usual care

Congruence between informed values and choice ‐ all studies Based on the proportion of participants who made a decision that aligned with what was most important to them. Assessed soon after exposure to the decision aid. · adults considering treatment or screening decisions

Patient decision aids probably leads to higher congruence between informed values and choice ‐ all studies Based on… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Decision aids for informed consent vs usual care

Participation in decision making: clinician‐controlled decision making ‐ all studies Assessed soon after consultation with clinician · adults considering treatment or screening decisions

Patient decision aids leads to lower participation in decision‐making: clinician‐controlled… compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Personalised risk communication vs general risk information

Informed decision ‐ Numerical risk and categorised risk combined MMIC1 · patients with informed decision making about taking screening tests

Personalised risk communication leads to higher informed decision ‐ Numerical risk and categorised risk combined MMIC1 compared with general risk information (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Personalised risk communication vs general risk information

Accurately‐perceived risk proportion of participants who perceived risk accurately · patients with informed decision making about taking screening tests

Personalised risk communication showed no clear difference in accurately‐perceived risk proportion of participants who perceived… compared with general risk information (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Health‐seeking behaviour · Pregnant women undergoing prenatal serum screening for Down syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Patient's evaluation of the intervention (including perceptions of safety) · Pregnant women undergoing prenatal serum screening for Down syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review