| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the use and style of decision aids on shared decision making and patient satisfaction in patient-physician communication in the context of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). An experimental study design was used. Participants were randomly assigned to three experiment conditions (i.e., no decision aid, narrative decision aid, and factual decision aid) to read conversations between a GAD patient and a psychiatrist. They were then asked to answer a range of questions that assessed their intention of involvement in shared decision making and satisfaction towards the patient-physician conversation. Data was collected using Qualtrics in the summer of 2022. Participants (N= 227) were adult residents of the United States and were predominately female (70.5%), White (51.5%), had a Bachelor’s degree or higher (65.6%), and 69.2% currently lived in Oklahoma. Based on the Independent Sample T-Test, the use of decision aids resulted in significantly higher patient satisfaction compared to not using decision aids (p < 0.05). However, no significant differences were found between the use of decision aids and no decision aids on shared decision making (p = .368), decision aids’ style on shared decision making (p = .823), and decision aids’ style on patient satisfaction (p = .068). Findings from this study not only identify important tools that that may be used in patient-physician communication but also highlight the importance of incorporating decision aids regardless of style to improve patient outcomes, specifically patient satisfaction. | en_US |
