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.

Met

None identified

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

Met

referenced

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.

Not met

No obvious examples of this present

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

No Info

 

Content

 

 

1.Provides a production or publication date.

Met

Apr 2019

2. Provides information about country of publication.

Met

Australia

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

Met

Section summarising 'what is osteoarthritis of the knee?'

4.States the decision that needs to be considered.

Met

See section on 'using the decision support tool'

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

Met

Possible benefits and possible risks set out

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

Met

colour coded columns within tabular presentation - for the non surgical options. Additional text for the surgical option

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 48.8 of 100. It should be easily understood by 17 to 18 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

eg recovery rates simply stated as text

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

Not met