BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend shared decision making (SDM) for @entity5 screening decisions. SDM requires providers to ensure that @entity1 are informed about screening issues and to support decisions that are concordant with @entity1 values. We evaluated decision-quality factors for breast, colorectal, and @entity263 screening decisions. METHODS: We conducted a national, population-based Internet survey of adults aged 40+ to characterize perceptions about about @entity5 screening, the importance of information sources, @entity5 screening knowledge, values and preferences for screening, and the most influential drivers of decisions. RESULTS: Among 1452 @entity1 who completed the survey, the mean age was 60, and 94% were insured. Most @entity1 reported feeling well informed about @entity5 screening, though only 21% reported feeling extremely well informed. Most @entity1 correctly answered about 50% of the knowledge questions, with the majority markedly overestimating lifetime risk of @entity5 diagnoses and mortality. @entity1 rated health care providers as the most important source of information. CONCLUSION: Although respondents considered themselves well informed about @entity5 they performed poorly on knowledge questions. This discordance suggests the potential for poor-quality decision making. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: To improve the quality of decision making, providers need training to utilize decision support tools and time to carry out SDM.

Knowledge and values for XXXX screening decisions: Results from a national survey.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'patient', 'Participants'] @entity263 :: ('MESH:D011471', 'Disease') :: ['prostate cancer']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer']
