Abdominaal Aorta Aneurysma ook Etalagebenen en Spataderen Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm enlargement of the abdominal aorta Intermittent Claudication Varicose Veins Varicosis Windowshoppers Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Our study does not entail a (new) medicinal or surgical intervention. Patients
and physicians in the intervention group are presented with decision support
tools that will help them to use shared de
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Eligible for more than one treatment option * Age * 18 years * Newly diagnosed patients with an asymptomatic AAA and which has grown to 5 cm or more in women and 5,5 cm or more in men. * Patients with invalidating IC (Fontaine IIb) * Patients with VV for which the patient is considering treatment * Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language or cognitively unable to complete Dutch questionnaires. * Life expectancy less than 1 year * Patients requiring emergency surgery * ASA IV patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of shared decision-making during consultation scored objectively by independent observers on audio-recording with the use of the 5-item OPTION instrument. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of disease-specific knowledge in patients The quality of life in patients The level of SDM as perceived by patients The decisional conflict in patients The level of SDM as perceived by physicians The (chosen) treatment The successful introduction of DSTs Process measures of implementation. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed