Angela Fagerlin, PhD



Research Projects:

Decision Aids: Improving methods of presenting risk information

Even though we know that risk information should be included in decision aids, it is not clear what...

Decision Aids:The effect of context on decision making

Decision aids should include information about the risks and benefits of each possible choice. Often...

Decision Aids: Identifying optimal components of decision aids

Decision aids are used to help patients make decisions about their treatment options when multiple...

Decision Aids: Emotional influences on medical decisions

People do not make decisions solely based on risk information. Emotional responses can also play...

Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making

 Approximately one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and...

National Survey of Medical Decisions

The National Survey of Medical Decisions (the DECISIONS study), co-led by CBDSM investigators Mick...