A patient decision aid for risk-reducing surgery in premenopausal BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: Development process and pilot testing.
Marline G HarmsenMiranda P SteenbeekNicoline HoogerbruggeH Lena C van DoornKatja N GaarenstroomMaria Caroline VosLeon F A G MassugerJoanne A de HulluRosella P M G HermensPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2017)
Both BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and professionals are willing to use or offer the developed patient decision aids for risk-reducing surgery. The patient decision aids have been found clear, balanced and comprehensible. Future testing among patients facing the decision should point out its effectiveness in improving decision making.