Online Field Test of an Appendicitis Decision Support Tool

Online Field Test of an Appendicitis Decision Support Tool

After the recent publication of the CODA Trial comparing antibiotics and surgery for acute appendicitis, the investigators developed a comprehensive decision support tool. This tool will help patients understand the risks and benefits of each treatment and make a treatment decision. This study is an online randomized field test comparing the decision support tool to a control infographic and assessing it's affect on decisional outcomes, such as decisional conflict.

Inclusion Criteria: who live in the United States and who have not previously had appendicitis.

• Workers on Amazons Mechanical Turk Platform with an approval rating of 95% or higher
• Workers on Amazons Mechanical Turk Platform who live in the United States
• Workers on Amazons Mechanical Turn Platform who have not previously had appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Employees or relatives of employees of the University of Washington