After the recent publication of the CODA Trial comparing antibiotics and surgery for acute appendicitis, the investigators developed a comprehensive decision support tool. This tool will help patients understand the risks and benefits of each treatment and make a treatment decision. This study is an online randomized field test comparing the decision support tool to a control infographic and assessing it's affect on decisional outcomes, such as decisional conflict.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
194
Viewing of a decision support tool.
Viewing of a standardized infographic
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Decisional Conflict Pre vs. Post Intervention
Assessed using the validated decisional conflict scale comparing only participants in the intervention arm before and after viewing the decision support tool.
Time frame: At time of enrollment
Decisional Conflict Between Arms
Total score on the validated decisional conflict scale after viewing the intervention support tool or the control infographic. Scale ranges from 0-100 with higher scores being worse.
Time frame: At time of enrollment
Acceptability
Between arm comparison of the acceptability of the information presented to the participants rated on a 4 point acceptability scale with higher scores representing higher acceptability.
Time frame: At time of enrollment
Trust and Accuracy of Information
Participants perception of the trustworthiness and accuracy of the information presented to them on a 5 point scale with higher scores representing a higher perceived trustworthiness and perceived accuracy.
Time frame: At time of enrollment
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