The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
A factorial randomised controlled trial of decision analysis and an information video plus leaflet for newly diagnosed hypertensive patients.
There is a lack of evidence regarding the value of tools designed to aid decision making in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension. ⋯ This trial demonstrates that, among patients facing a real treatment decision, interventions to inform patients about hypertension and to clarify patients' values concerning outcomes of treatment are effective in reducing decisional conflict and increasing patient knowledge, while not resulting in any increases in state anxiety.