Evaluating the Impact of a Shared Decision-making Intervention for Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma: The SDM-RCC Study Protocol.

The aim of the SDM-RCC study is to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive shared decision-making (SDM) intervention for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on the decision-making process and outcomes. The intervention includes online patient decision aids (PtDAs) and training of health care professionals (HCPs) in the use of PtDAs and SDM. The study is a multicenter, prospective pretest-posttest cohort in six Dutch hospitals, focusing on patients with localized or metastatic RCC.

The use of outcome data in patient consultations from the healthcare professionals' and patients' perspectives: A mixed methods study.

Objectives: To gain insight into healthcare professionals' (HCPs') perspectives on the use of outcome data in consultations and to understand which aggregated outcomes patients find important.

Methods: This study had a mixed-methods design and consisted of two steps: RESULTS: HCPs indicated that aggregated outcome data are not routinely used in consultations. They pointed out various barriers to using outcome data, e.