The Commission has developed a number of decision support tools that consumers can use with their healthcare providers:
Decision support tools for consumers
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Decision support tools bring together high-quality information about particular conditions. They can be used by consumers and healthcare providers to inform discussions about treatment options, explore the consumer's preferences and share decision making.
Why use a decision support tool?
There is good evidence that using decision support tools, such as a decision aid, can help consumers to:
- Improve their knowledge of the options
- Clarify what matters most to them
- Have more accurate expectations of the possible benefits and harms of their options
- Participate more actively in decision making.
A Cochrane review on decision aids provides further evidence on the benefits of these tools.
Osteoarthritis of the knee
This decision support tool is based on the treatment options in the Commission’s Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard
