Healthcare Improvement Scotland has assessed this shared decision aid against the following quality criteria. The quality criteria are based on national and international standards for shared decision aids.

Criterion

Assessment

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Process

 

 

1.Has information available about the updating policy.

Not Met

Unlikey this was within scope of current decision aid methodology

2.Provides an indication that the shared decision aid is underpinned by evidence.

Met

Linked to CG184

3.Provides information about the levels of uncertainty around event or outcome probabilities, e.g. by giving a range or by using phases such as ‘our best estimate is.

Met

Uses the term 'roughly' in some places but in others bold data is used

4.An equality impact assessment has been carried out to identify impact on inequalities groups.

No info

Unlikely to conform to current methodological processes

Content

 

 

1.Provides a production or publication date.

Met

Sep-14

2. Provides information about country of publication.

Met

UK

3. Describes the health condition or issue for which the decision is required.

Met

Goes straight to options

4.States the decision that needs to be considered.

Met

Implied in grid

5. Provides clear information about the potential consequences, benefits and harms of each option

Met

Q and A format

6.Displays and frames options in a consistent, balanced and impartial way - for example, using the same sized font and neutral language

Met

text only

7. Uses everyday language that is widely understood, or simpler language where necessary.

Not met (reading age over 11 for direct patient use)

Your direct input has an average reading ease of about 45.3 of 100. It should be easily understood by 16 to 17 year olds.

8. Shows that effort has been made to present quantitative information about risks, benefits, chance and uncertainty in a way that is understandable to people with low levels of numeracy

Not Met

 

9. Is presented in a digital format that complies with accessibility standards,

Not Met

10% have issues, better than average