Participant timeline {13}
EVENTS
Participation in the study includes the completion of two questionnaires for each participant (before and after the medical consultation at intervals of 1–4 weeks). The questionnaires will be handed over personally (including a stamped return envelope) or sent by e-mail. The time needed to answer the questionnaires is about 10 min.In addition to the questionnaire survey, the application of the decision aid incl. decision coaching will be carried out with participants in the intervention group. This can take place, depending on the patient’s wishes, either in the clinic or at another location, by telephone or by video conference. The time frame is about 30–45 min for the decision aid and the accompanying conversation. Appointments are made in person, by phone, or by mail.The total study-related time required is therefore about 20 min for persons who participate exclusively in the questionnaire survey and about 50 to a maximum of 65 min for persons who are invited both to the questionnaire survey and to the decision coaching (Figs. Schedule of enrolment, interventions, events, and assessments (SPIRIT figure). ** Timepoint: tParticipant timeline