The Use of a Patient Decision Aid in the Choice of Surgery for Herniated Disc

The Patient Decision aid used in this project is a tool designed to facilitate shared decision making in patients with lumbar herniated disk. It is intended to complement counseling with health professionals and help patients become involved in decision making by making explicit the decision that needs to be made, providing information about the advantages and disadvantages of having or not having surgery, knowledge of treatment outcomes, and by clarifying personal values.