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MR SMITH
Mr. Smith has COPD and his health care provider informed
him that inhaled
steroids might be an appropriate choice for him. His
health care provider asked him to consider the benefits
and downsides of using inhaled steroids.
He has considered each of these reasons and rated how
important they are to him. He indicated the importance
of each benefit and downside on a scale from 0 to 100,
where 0 indicates the worst imaginable health state (we
define it as "dead") and 100 indicates the best imaginable
health state.
First Mr. Smith considered the reasons for using inhaled
steroids:
- For me, having a flare
up of COPD is equivalent to:
- For me having a decline in the quality
of life is equivalent to:
Next, Mr. Smith considered the reasons for not using
inhaled steroids:
- For me getting bruises
of my skin is equivalent to:
- For me getting oral
thrush is equivalent to:
-
For me getting a throat
irritation is equivalent to:
- For me the burden
of using inhaled steroid is equivalent to:
In the next step, Mr. Smith reviewed a summary of the
reasons and their importance to him. He considered this
information and his personal feelings to indicate which
way he was leaning in his decision.
Mr.
Smith decided to use inhaled steroids.
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