Surgery for stress urinary incontinence
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.
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1.Has information available about the updating policy. |
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see methodology document section 9 |
2.Provides an indication that the shared decision aid is underpinned by evidence. |
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Linked to NICE NG123 |
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. |
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It is not possible to know in advance what will happen to any individual woman …on average... |
4.An equality impact assessment has been carried out to identify impact on inequalities groups. |
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Query if 'developed in line with NICE equality scheme' is sufficient? |
Content |
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1.Provides a production or publication date. |
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Apr 2019 |
2. Provides information about country of publication. |
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UK |
3. Describes the health condition or issue for which the decision is required. |
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Very brief two line description |
4.States the decision that needs to be considered. |
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States the three surgical options |
5. Provides clear information about the potential consequences, benefits and harms of each option |
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Large table included |
6.Displays and frames options in a consistent, balanced and impartial way - for example, using the same sized font and neutral language |
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Same tabular format and diagrams for each operation type |
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 39.1 of 100. It should be easily understood by 18 to 19 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 |
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diagrams with 100 icons |
9. Is presented in a digital format that complies with accessibility standards, |
Not Met |
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