A dialysis and conservative care decision aid

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	More information
Process
1.Has information available about the updating policy.	Met	Review date Jan 2022 (query passed?)
2.Provides an indication that the shared decision aid is underpinned by evidence.	Met	Linked to NG107 " Research used to inform this booklet’s content"
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	Different studies collect different facts in different ways. People who take part in these studies are usually chosen because of characteristics like age, sex, ethnicity, other health problems and/or treatment. These studies mean figures cannot be calculated for how well different pathways work for people with different characteristics
4.An equality impact assessment has been carried out to identify impact on inequalities groups.	No Info	Some info based on NICE GL which will have EQIA incorporated
Content
1.Provides a production or publication date.	Met	Jul-20
2. Provides information about country of publication.	Met	UK
3. Describes the health condition or issue for which the decision is required.	Met
4.States the decision that needs to be considered.	Met	Compares dialysis with conservative care
5. Provides clear information about the potential consequences, benefits and harms of each option	Met	outcomes are mainly around complications and how each process fits into daily life (For most people each treatment is equally good at removing waste products from the body)
6.Displays and frames options in a consistent, balanced and impartial way - for example, using the same sized font and neutral language	Met	Tabular format and text - evenly represents options
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 63.1 of 100. It should be easily understood by 15 to 16 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	N/A	no major quantitative content
9. Is presented in a digital format that complies with accessibility standards,	Not Met