Patient Decision Aids

Decision aids are used as adjuncts to practitioners' counseling to prepare patients for decision making. They are interventions designed to help people make specific and deliberative choices among options by providing information on the options and outcomes relevant to the person’s health status. As part of the Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review of Patient Decision Aids, we have identified several patient decision aids that can be found in the Cochrane Inventory of Existing Patient Decision Aids. (Excel File)

Decision Aids that are up-to-date, complete, and available are reviewed to create a detailed registry with a rating of their quality using pre-set evaluation criteria. This detailed registry can be found in the A to Z Global Inventory of Patient Decision Aids

For a copy of the guidelines for developing quality patient decision aids click here (.PDF format)

Detailed information about the decision aids developed using the Ottawa Decision Support Framework or by researchers associated with the Ottawa Health Decision Centre can be found below. This information includes details regarding the publication of the tool, its developers, sources of funding, potential users, delivery method, content and evaluation.

	Blood transfusion in cardiac surgery An electronic version of the blood transfusion decision aid and audiotext in both English and French can be found below. English decision aid (.PDF format) audio text (.PDF format) Français decision aid (.PDF format) audio text (.PDF format)	PDF File
	Breast cancer generic This decision aid is available for sale as part of a binder of materials from the Ottawa Regional Women's Breast Health Centre. To download the order form please click here	PDF File
	Breast cancer genetically susceptible: screening	PDF File
	Breast cancer prevention (tamoxifen) An electronic version of the breast cancer decision aid and audiotext can be found below. decision aid booklet - (.PDF format) decision aid worksheet (.PDF format) audio text (.PDF format)	PDF File
	Breast cancer surgery decision aid The breast cancer decision is available on-line at the following site: www.breastcancersurgery.cancer.ca	PDF File
	Cardiovascular risk reduction (dyslipidemia) English decision aid booklet worksheet (for people with no history of heart disease or stroke) worksheet (for people who have had a heart attack or stroke) Français livret feuille de travail pour les personnes qui n’ont jamais eu de crise cardiaque ou d’accident vasculaire cérébral feuille de route pour les personnes qui ont déjà eu une crise cardiaque ou un accident vasculaire cérébral	PDF File
	Colon cancer genetically susceptible: screening	PDF File
	COPD, end-stage, palliative/ICU decision aid booklet - 1.5 Megabytes (.PDF format) audio text (.PDF format)	PDF File
	Dementia: home/facility placement An electronic version of the dementia: home/facility placement decision aid can be found below. decision aid - 122 Kb (PDF format)	PDF File
	Feeding tube placement An interactive version of the Tube Feeding decision aid can be found here.	PDF File
	Generic (any health decision)	PDF File
	Hepatitis C chemoprophylaxis	PDF File
	Lung cancer treatment, Stage IV The lung cancer treatment decision is available by calling, toll-free: 1-888-545 5972	PDF File
	Osteoporosis treatment To order a copy of the osteoporosis treatment options decision aid, call 1-888-240-7002 (toll-free) or 613-761-5499, or click here for a copy of our order form.	PDF File
	Prenatal diagnostic testing	PDF File
	Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation	PDF File
	Thyroid cancer screening	PDF File