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161 Care providers evaluation of DA and usual information 8 Table 3. Control groups’ evaluation of standard information routines Usual care (n=30) Current information to Pca patients (n, %): Verbally 29 (97) Hospital specific materials 27 (90) Brochures from patient or professional association 18 (60) Referral to website 19 (63) The ‘Prostate book’1 15 (50) Another DA 13 (43) Patient group meetings 1 (3) Other 3 (10) Standard referral to (n, %): Oncology nurse 26 (87) Radiation oncologist 18 (60) How satisfied are you with current information practices? (1=not at all – 10=very much) (Mean, SD) 8.1 (0.9) How satisfied do you expect patients are with current information practices? (1=not at all – 10=very much) (Mean, SD) 7.3 (0.7) How do you perceive the current amount of information to Pca patients (1=patients receive too little information – 10=patients receive too much information) (Mean, SD) 7.0 (0.8) How difficult do you expect patients find treatment decision-making? (1=no difficulty – 10=much difficulty) (Mean, SD) 6.3 (1.8) DA expectations (1=completely disagree – 5=completely agree) (mean, SD) Patients better understand information about illness and treatments 3.7 (0.5) Patients will value clinicians’advice less 2.4 (0.8) Patients will be better prepared to ask questions 3.9 (0.6) It will be easier to discuss what matters most to patients 3.7 (0.7) The DA should be offered by a urologist 2.9 (1.0) Patients will have a more active role in treatment decision-making 3.5 (0.6) 1 The ‘Prostate book’ is distributed for free by a pharmaceutical company to all Dutch hospitals