Abstract

Background: Guidelines recommend shared decision-making about treatment options for high-risk, operable stage I lung cancer. Patient decision aids can facilitate shared decision-making; however, their development, implementation, and evaluation in routine clinical practice presents numerous challenges and opportunities. Methods: The purpose of this review is to reflect on the process of tool development; identify the challenges associated with meeting the needs of patients, clinicians from multiple disciplines, and institutional workflow during implementation; and propose recommendations for future clinicians who wish to develop, refine, or implement similar tools into routine care. Results: In this review, we: (1) discuss guidelines for decision aid development; (2) describe how we applied those to create an education and decision support tool for patients with clinical stage I lung cancer deciding between radiation therapy and surgical resection; and (3) highlight challenges in implementing and evaluating the tool. Conclusions: We provide recommendations for those seeking to develop, refine, or implement similar tools into routine care.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-308
Number of pages10
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume115
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

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