Do personal stories make patient decision aids more effective? A critical review of theory and evidence.

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Published in BMC Med Inform Decis Mak on November 29, 2013

Authors

Hilary L Bekker, Anna E Winterbottom, Phyllis Butow, Amanda J Dillard, Deb Feldman-Stewart, Floyd J Fowler, Maria L Jibaja-Weiss, Victoria A Shaffer, Robert J Volk

Associated clinical trials:

Patient Experiences of Multiple Sclerosis (PExMS) (PExMS) | NCT04236544

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