Specialised Commissioning Alert: decision aids

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31 October 2019

A systematic review to identify clinical decision support (CDS) that have been used to support therapeutic decision making in clinical cancer settings. Outcomes of interest included the effect of CDS on the process, such as clinician's decision making and effect on patient outcomes.
Of the nine studies that measured process outcomes, five demonstrated significant improvement; and of the six that measured patient outcomes, four demonstrated significant improvement. All included studies utilized CDS that were informed by clinical practice guidelines.

International Journal of Medical Informatics Volume 130, October 2019, 103940 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.07.019

Ten studies of clinical decision support in cancer management were identified. Of the nine studies that measured process outcomes, five demonstrated significant improvement; and of the six that measured patient outcomes, four demonstrated significant improvement. In conclusion, CDS to guide cancer therapeutic decision making is an understudied but promising area.

Abstract

Critical Care Clinics July 2019

The oncology clinical service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust developed and trialled a criteria-led discharge tool to allow senior medical teams to set individual criteria for both elective and non-elective oncology patients.

TrueNTH
Prostate Cancer UK

A programme which seeks to identify and demonstrate the best and most cost-effective models for improving prostate cancer survivorship care and support. Projects include TrueNTH Decision support - a treatment 'decision aid' for men with localised, low-to-intermediate risk prostate cancer.