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JMIR Nursing | Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Prenatal Screening Decision Making

On July 29, 2022
Tagged behavioral intention, continuing education, continuing professional development, decision aid, Down syndrome, medical education, nurses, nursing, pediatrics, prenatal, prenatal screening, screening, shared decision-making, training, trisomy

JMIR Nursing | Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Prenatal Screening Decision Making

A visual abstract summarizing the key findings of the article titled “Web-Based Training for Nurses on Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Decision-making About Prenatal Screening: Parallel Controlled Trial” published in JMIR Nursing in 2022. The study found that irrespective of training, intention to use decision aids was high among nurses involved in prenatal screening, but their SDM knowledge could be improved with training. Source: Image created by JMIR Publications/Authors; Copyright: JMIR Publications; License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)

JMIR Publications recently published “Web-Based Training for Nurses on Using a Decision Aid to Support Shared Decision-making About Prenatal Screening: Parallel Controlled Trial” in JMIR Nursing which reported that in this study, these authors aimed to assess the impact of a shared decision-making (SDM) training program on nurses’ intention to use a decision aid with pregnant women deciding on prenatal screening for Down syndrome.

They were allocated by convenience either to the intervention group or to the control group.

After the intervention, the mean score of intention was 6.3 for the intervention group and 6.0 for the control group.

The intervention was significantly more acceptable in the intervention group, and the reaction to the pedagogical approach was also significantly more positive in the intervention group.

It shows that nurses’ intention to use a decision aid to enhance SDM in prenatal care is high, with or without training, but that their knowledge about SDM can be improved with web-based training.

Dr. France Légaré said, “In Quebec, prenatal screening for trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) during prenatal follow-up is offered to all pregnant women as part of the state-run health care services, as well as in a few private clinics.”

SDM improves the health care experiences of both patients and health professionals, and leads to better health care processes, patient experience and outcomes, optimal health spending and a more equitable health care system.

To implement SDM in clinical practice, several approaches have been proposed in the literature, including interactive skills workshops for health professionals and implementation of SDM tools known as decision aids.

Owing to their close and trusting relationship with patients, their intimate understanding of their community environment, their understanding of biology, and their communication skills, nurses could be powerful allies in implementing SDM in prenatal care.

Most SDM implementation studies focus on physicians, but with the transformation of health care systems, nurses are increasingly involved in clinical decision-making, and their crucial role urgently needs acknowledgment.

Moreover, many studies highlight that an interprofessional approach to SDM, in the context of team-based health care, has benefits for SDM implementation.

Dr. Légaré and the research team concluded in their JMIR Publications Research Output that this study focuses on the potential of web-based nursing education to support pregnant women’s decision-making needs.

These authors assessed nurses’ intention to use a decision aid (DA) to support prenatal screening decisions among pregnant women and their overall impressions regarding the training. This study showed that nurses’ intention to use a DA in prenatal care is already high, with or without training, but that their knowledge about SDM could be improved with training. Their results will inform future strategies for implementing SDM behaviors in this population.

The study also suggested avenues for future evaluations of SDM training programs. The next steps will be to update the program by incorporating the written comments received from the participants and evaluate the impact of the course with all health professionals involved in prenatal care.

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DOI – https://doi.org/10.2196/31380

Full-text – https://nursing.jmir.org/2022/1/e31380

Free Altmetric Report – https://jmir.altmetric.com/details/121554573

Keywords – shared decision-making, prenatal screening, training, nurses, nursing, behavioral intention, trisomy, Down syndrome, continuing professional development, continuing education, medical education, decision aid, screening, prenatal, pediatrics

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