Study Design: Prospective evaluation of an informational web-based calculator for communicating estimates of personalized treatment outcomes.
Objective: To evaluate the usability, effectiveness in communicating benefits and risks, and impact on decision quality of a calculator tool for patients with intervertebral disc herniations, spinal stenosis, and degenerative spondylolisthesis who are deciding between surgical and nonsurgical treatments.
Summary Of Background Data: The decision to have back surgery is preference-sensitive and warrants shared decision making.