Aortic Stenosis
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 |
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1.Has information available about the updating policy. |
Met |
Decision aid will be reviewed annually |
2.Provides an indication that the shared decision aid is underpinned by evidence. |
Met |
most likely evidence based (404 page not found on Colorado site) |
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 |
nearly, almost, more than |
4.An equality impact assessment has been carried out to identify impact on inequalities groups. |
Not Met |
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Content |
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1.Provides a production or publication date. |
Met |
Last update July 2020 |
2. Provides information about country of publication. |
Met |
USA |
3. Describes the health condition or issue for which the decision is required. |
Met |
understanding AS |
4.States the decision that needs to be considered. |
Met |
Fixing your valve section |
5. Provides clear information about the potential consequences, benefits and harms of each option |
Met |
mortality, stroke, bleeding, AF etc |
6.Displays and frames options in a consistent, balanced and impartial way - for example, using the same sized font and neutral language |
Met |
side by side |
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 62.6 of 100. It should be easily understood by 14 to 15 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 |
Met |
little people symbols illustrate outcomes at each risk level |
9. Is presented in a digital format that complies with accessibility standards, |
Not Met |
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