Development of patient decision aids for the treatment of lentigo maligna and low-risk basal cell carcinoma

Abstract

To the Editor: As medicine shifts from the traditional doctor-patient relationship toward 1 that empowers patients, shared decision making becomes an effective communication framework for clinicians and patients to make health-related decisions. Patient decision aids (PDAs) foster informed treatment decisions through increasing patient awareness of risks versus benefits, creating realistic outcome expectations and encouraging the implementation of personal values in decision making.1 PDAs differ from typical health education materials, which consist of general information, by focusing more on options and outcomes.