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Table 2 Presence of informed decision-making documentation: traditional care vs. intervention†

From: A patient recall program to enhance decisions about prostate cancer screening: A feasibility study

Documented element*

Traditional care

Recall intervention

p

PSA discussion

12.5%

47.8%

0.05

At least one downside

5.0%

43.5%

0.01

Patient preference

20.0%

43.5%

0.09

  1. † Mann Whitney-U test, number of medical providers = 14.
  2. * PSA discussion: Generic reference to or specific details evidencing at least some "discussion." At least one downside: Generic reference to having discussed, or specific documentation of, at least one downside of PSA screening. Patient preference: Documentation that the patient does or does not wish to proceed with screening.