Should I take a statin? | Right Decisions

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	see section 9 of methodology
2.Provides an indication that the shared decision aid is underpinned by evidence.	Met	See section 5.4 of methodology - NICE decision aids are based on best available evidence
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 terminology such as about on average and we cannot say for sure
4.An equality impact assessment has been carried out to identify impact on inequalities groups.	Met	Query if 'developed in line with NICE equality scheme' is sufficient?
Content
1.Provides a production or publication date.	Met	May 2023
2. Provides information about country of publication.	Met	UK
3. Describes the health condition or issue for which the decision is required.	Met	what are heart disease and stroke?
4.States the decision that needs to be considered.	Met	Should I take as statin - first box with cross and tick makes it clear
5. Provides clear information about the potential consequences, benefits and harms of each option.	Met	both risk reduction and side effects
6.Displays and frames options in a consistent, balanced and impartial way - for example, using the same sized font and neutral language.	Met	Harms and benefits similarly displayed
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 80.8 of 100. It should be easily understood by 12 to 13 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	pictorial with coloured dots representing people with and without particular outcomes
9. Is presented in a digital format that complies with accessibility standards.	Met	Complies with W3C AAA standard.