Emily Bowen1, Rabih Nayfe1, Nathaniel Milburn1, Helen Mayo2, M C Reid3, Liana Fraenkel4, Debra Weiner5,6, Ethan A Halm1, Una E Makris1,7. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 2. Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 3. Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, New York. 4. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. 5. Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6. Department of Medicine, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology and Clinical & Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7. Department of Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the effect of patient decision aids for adults making treatment decisions regarding the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHODS: We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of adults using patient decision aids to make treatment decisions for chronic musculoskeletal pain in the outpatient setting. RESULTS: Of 477 records screened, 17 met the inclusion criteria. Chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions included osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, or trapeziometacarpal joint and back pain. Thirteen studies evaluated the use of a decision aid for deciding between surgical and nonsurgical management. The remaining four studies evaluated decision aids for nonsurgical treatment options. Outcomes included decision quality, pain, function, and surgery utilization. The effects of decision aids on decision-making outcomes were mixed. Comparing decision aids with usual care, all five studies that examined knowledge scores found improvement in patient knowledge. None of the four studies that evaluated satisfaction with the decision-making process found a difference with use of a decision aid. There was limited and inconsistent data on other decision-related outcomes. Of the eight studies that evaluated surgery utilization, seven found no difference in surgery rates with use of a decision aid. Five studies made comparisons between different types of decision aids, and there was no clearly superior format. CONCLUSIONS: Decision aids may improve patients' knowledge about treatment options for chronic musculoskeletal pain but largely did not impact other outcomes. Future efforts should focus on improving the effectiveness of decision aids and incorporating nonpharmacologic and nonsurgical management options. 2019 American Academy of Pain Medicine. This work is written by US Government employees and is in the public domain in the US.
OBJECTIVE: To review the effect of patient decision aids for adults making treatment decisions regarding the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHODS: We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of adults using patient decision aids to make treatment decisions for chronic musculoskeletal pain in the outpatient setting. RESULTS: Of 477 records screened, 17 met the inclusion criteria. Chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions included osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, or trapeziometacarpal joint and back pain. Thirteen studies evaluated the use of a decision aid for deciding between surgical and nonsurgical management. The remaining four studies evaluated decision aids for nonsurgical treatment options. Outcomes included decision quality, pain, function, and surgery utilization. The effects of decision aids on decision-making outcomes were mixed. Comparing decision aids with usual care, all five studies that examined knowledge scores found improvement in patient knowledge. None of the four studies that evaluated satisfaction with the decision-making process found a difference with use of a decision aid. There was limited and inconsistent data on other decision-related outcomes. Of the eight studies that evaluated surgery utilization, seven found no difference in surgery rates with use of a decision aid. Five studies made comparisons between different types of decision aids, and there was no clearly superior format. CONCLUSIONS: Decision aids may improve patients' knowledge about treatment options for chronic musculoskeletal pain but largely did not impact other outcomes. Future efforts should focus on improving the effectiveness of decision aids and incorporating nonpharmacologic and nonsurgical management options. 2019 American Academy of Pain Medicine. This work is written by US Government employees and is in the public domain in the US.
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