Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
BJUI Compass
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
121
Last Page
141
Publisher
Wiley
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
64568
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council
Grant Number
NHMRC Number : 1079720
Grant Link
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079720
Abstract
Objectives: To develop an online treatment decision aid (OTDA) to assist patients with low-risk prostate cancer (LRPC) and their partners in making treatment decisions. Patients and methods: Navigate, an OTDA for LRPC, was rigorously co-designed by patients with a confirmed diagnosis or at risk of LRPC and their partners, clinicians, researchers and website designers/developers. A theoretical model guided the development process. A mixed methods approach was used incorporating (1) evidence for essential design elements for OTDAs; (2) evidence for treatment options for LRPC; (3) an iterative co-design process involving stakeholder workshops and prototype review; and (4) expert rating using the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS). Three co-design workshops with potential users (n = 12) and research and web-design team members (n = 10) were conducted. Results from each workshop informed OTDA modifications to the OTDA for testing in the subsequent workshop. Clinician (n = 6) and consumer (n = 9) feedback on usability and content on the penultimate version was collected. Results: The initial workshops identified key content and design features that were incorporated into the draft OTDA, re-workshopped and incorporated into the penultimate OTDA. Expert feedback on usability and content was also incorporated into the final OTDA. The final OTDA was deemed comprehensive, clear and appropriate and met all IPDAS criteria. Conclusion: Navigate is an interactive and acceptable OTDA for Australian men with LRPC designed by men for men using a co-design methodology. The effectiveness of Navigate in assisting patient decision-making is currently being assessed in a randomised controlled trial with patients with LRPC and their partners.
DOI
10.1002/bco2.279
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Comments
Schofield, P., Hyatt, A., White, A., White, F., Frydenberg, M., Chambers, S., . . . Juraskova, I. (2024). Co-designing an online treatment decision aid for men with low-risk prostate cancer: Navigate. BJUI Compass, 5(1), 121-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.279