Trustworthy patient decision aids: a qualitative analysis addressing the risk of competing interests.

Objective: Our aim in this study was to examine the competing interest policies and procedures of organisations who develop and maintain patient decision aids.

Design: Descriptive and thematic analysis of data collected from a cross-sectional survey of patient decision aid developer's competing interest policies and disclosure forms.

Results: We contacted 25 organisations likely to meet the inclusion criteria.

Patient Decision Aids: A Case for Certification at the National Level in the United States.

Patient decision aids enable patients to be better informed about the potential benefits and harms of their healthcare options. Certification of patient decision aids at the national level in the United States is a critical step towards responsible governance-primarily as a quality measure that increases patients' safety, as mandated in the U.S.