5M-5 DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT DECISION AID FOR SYNCOPE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: THE SYNDA TOOL

Wednesday, October 26, 2016: 11:00 AM
Bayshore Ballroom Salon D, Lobby Level (Westin Bayshore Vancouver)

Marc Probst, MD, MS1, Erik Hess, MD, MSc2, Maggie Breslin, MDes3, Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP4 and Lynne Richardson, MD1, (1)Mount Sinai, New York, NY, (2)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, (3)SVA New York, New York, NY, (4)Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT DECISION AID FOR SYNCOPE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: THE SYNDA TOOL

Probst MA, Hess EP, Breslin M, Sun BC, Richardson LD.

Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with syncope (i.e. transient loss of consciousness) and have no serious diagnosis identified.

Methods: Using input from thought leaders in the field of syncope and shared decision-making, we created a prototype of a paper-based decision aid to engage patients in the disposition decision (admission vs. discharge) after a negative ED work-up for syncope. We then conducted 1-on-1 interviews with 8 emergency physicians, 5 cardiologists, and 8 ED syncope patients to get detailed feedback on the content and design of the decision aid.

Results: We iteratively modified the decision aid after every interview using detailed feedback from each interviewee. The evidence-based decision aid, named SynDA, is written at an 8th-grade reading level and includes 4 basic sections: 1) Explanation of syncope, 2) Explanation of future risks, 3) Personalized 30-day risk estimate, and 4) Disposition options. The communication of 30-day risk is stated in natural frequency (e.g. 2 patients out of 100) and graphically displayed using a color-coded, 100-man pictogram. At the end of the interview process, both patient and physician participants expressed satisfaction with the clarity and usability of the decision aid.

Conclusion:  Using interviews with patients and physicians, we developed an evidence-based, easy-to-use, patient decision aid, named SynDA, to facilitate shared decision-making for ED syncope patients with a negative diagnostic evaluation. We intend to evaluate this decision aid in a single-center randomized controlled trial.