Increasing the understanding of patients in a prosthetic consultation in order to realise the shared decision making process Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are prospectively included and randomized to either a control group involving no consultation aids except intraoral findings and radiographs (no PDA)
a test group 1 involving the use of a loose-leaf publication in a cardboard box (paper-based PDA)
and a test group 2 involving on-screen demonstrations (software-based PDA). Each patient is then asked to rate the consultation on a questionnaire, six key items of which will be analyzed for this stu
Sponsors
Goethe University Frankfurt
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients in need of dental prosthetic treatment 2. Appointment for treatment planned in the dental clinic 3. Aged =20 years old 4. Adequate command of spoken and written German 5. Informed consent to participating in the study 6. Recent (= 6 months) radiographic documentation available
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with no need for dental prosthetic treatment 2. Pregnant women 3. Patients with a record of drug or alcohol abuse 4. Patients with known allergies to dental materials 5. No appointment for treatment planning in the dental clinic 6. Aged <20 years old 7. No adequate command of spoken and written German 8. No consent to participating in the study 9. No recent (=6 months) radiographic documentation was available
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient satisfaction measured using a Likert scale in a questionnaire after prosthodontic consultations | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall time for prosthodontic consultations measured using a timekeeper during the consultations process | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed