Online decision aid for patients with prostate cancer evaluated by 11 290 patients and 91 urologists in Germany

Huber, Johannes; Karschuck, Philipp; Valdix, Johanna; Thomas, Christian; Koch, Rainer; Ihrig, Andreas; Hölscher, Tobias; Krones, Tanja; Kessler, Elke; Kliesch, Sabine; Linné, Clemens; Enders, Paul; Michel, Maurice‐Stephan; Wülfing, Christian; Groeben, Christer

doi:10.5167/uzh-268634

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Huber, J., Karschuck, P., Valdix, J., Thomas, C., Koch, R., Ihrig, A., Hölscher, T., Krones, T., Kessler, E., Kliesch, S., Linné, C., Enders, P., Michel, M., Wülfing, C., & Groeben, C. (2024). Online decision aid for patients with prostate cancer evaluated by 11 290 patients and 91 urologists in Germany. BJU International, 134, 239–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16329

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the nationwide online decision aid ‘Entscheidungshilfe Prostatakrebs’ (established in 2016, >11.000 users and 60 new users/week) for patients with non‐metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), from the perspective of patients and urologists.

Patients and Methods To provide personalised information, the tool collects most of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement standard set, personal preferences, psychological features, and a validated rating of the tool. To evaluate urologists’ opinions, we devel