Comparing the use of Arabic decision aid to usual care. A multicenter randomized controlled trial for Arabic speaking metastatic colorectal cancer patients in Saudi Arabia.
CONCLUSION: The study shows that a higher level of patient's baseline understanding lowered anxiety levels over time. Decision aids group presented low levels of anxiety over time than those provided the usual care. We recommend using Arabic DA in the oncology centers dealing with mCRC patients, aiming to empower patients in decision making.
PMID: 32373917 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Saudi Medical Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research
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