Decision aid
DISEASE
The decision aid HELP consists of a brochure for defining information and decision-making needs, including the patient’s personal values, as well as an overview of the most common forms of therapy. Both components are also available in digitalized form as a web app (htttps://awhelp.herokuappcom/#/).The brochure entitled “What is important to me for my treatment?” includes questions on the patient’s information needs (e.g., information on the disease, treatment options, and side effects) and a section with questions on the patient’s decision-making behavior, i.e., how or with whom they want to make the treatment decision (alone, with the doctor, with relatives). The brochure ends with a clarification of the patient’s personal values (value clarification) and a section for open questions for the physician.The second brochure entitled “Overview of common forms of therapy” includes information about the process, effect, duration and effort, side effects, and advantages vs. risks of common therapies, i.e., palliative therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapies, and targeted therapies.