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Methodology: Cleveland G. Shields, Peter Franks, Kevin Fiscella, Sean Meldrum, and Ronald M. Epstein Rochester Participatory Decision-Making Scale (RPAD): Reliability and Validity Ann Fam Med 2005; 3: 436-442 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Previous research in the area.

Glyn Elwyn   (27 October 2005)

Previous research in the area. 27 October 2005
Glyn Elwyn, Cardiff, UK Cardiff University Send response to journal: Re: Previous research in the area.	Dear Editor, Shields and colleagues have performed a good study on the RPAD scale. It was strange however to note that they had not come across the OPTION scale which has been published in Quality and Safety in Health Care in 2003 and again a revised version in Health Expectations in 2005. See citation below. It has been translated into Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Italian and would have formed an interesting comparison to their results. Your sincerely Professor Glyn Elwyn Centre for Health Sciences Research Elwyn G, Hutchings H, Edwards A, Rapport F, Wensing M, Cheung WY, Grol R. Related Articles, Links The OPTION scale: measuring the extent that clinicians involve patients in decision-making tasks. Health Expect. 2005 Mar;8(1):34-42. PMID: 15713169 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Competing interests:   None declared