Sarah Liebherz|Lisa Tlach|Martin Härter|Jörg Dirmaier
Information and decision-making needs among people with affective disorders &amp;ndash; results of an online survey
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
background patient decision aids one possibility enabling encouraging patients participate medical decisionsobjective paper aims describe patients information decisionmaking needs prerequisite development highquality webbased patient decision aids affective disordersdesign conducted online crosssectional survey using selfadministered questionnaire including items internet use online health information needs role decision making important treatment decisions performing descriptive comparative statistical analysesparticipants total 210 people bipolar disordermania well 112 people unipolar depression participated surveyresults groups specified general information search relevant information need decisions treatment setting inpatient outpatient well decisions pharmacological treatment difficult treatment decisionsfor participants unipolar depression decisions concerning psychotherapeutic treatment also especially difficultmost participants groups preferred shared decisions experienced less shared decisions desireddiscussion conclusion results show importance information patients affective disorders focus pharmacological treatment different treatment settings highlight patients requirements involved decisionmaking processsince sample reported chronic course disease know results applicable newly diagnosed patientsfurther studies consider reported needs could addressed health care practice