Bertha I Zapata-López, Norma L Delgado-Villamizar, Doris Cardona-Arango
[Social and family support to the elderly in urban areas]
Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia)
shared decisionmaking sdm incorporates patient values preferences optimize asthma management decisions available asthma sdm aids primarily focus medication selection assess usability acceptability preliminary effectiveness electronic sdm application action active conversation asthma treatment shared decisionmaking app addressed medication nonmedication covid19 concerns asthma pilot study 81 participants asthma randomized control arm action app intervention action app completed 1 week clinic visit responses shared medical provider primary outcomes patient satisfaction sdm quality next action app users n 9 providers n 5 provided feedback separate virtual focus groups sessions coded comparative analysis action app group scored higher agreement providers adequately addressed covid19 concerns compared control group 44 vs 37 p 03 although action app group higher total 9item shared decisionmaking questionnaire score reach statistical significance 871 vs 833 p 2 however action app group demonstrated stronger agreement physician knew exactly wanted involved decisionmaking 43 vs 38 p 05 providers asked preferences 43 vs 38 p 05 different options thoroughly weighed 43 vs 38 p 03 major focus group themes included action app practical established patientcentered agenda electronic asthma sdm app incorporates patient preferences regarding nonmedicationrelated medicationrelated covid19related concerns well accepted improve patient satisfaction sdm