Author's response to reviews Title: Lessons learned from the conduct of a multisite cluster-randomized practical trial of decision aids in rural and suburban primary cares practices Authors:

Lessons learned from the conduct of a multisite cluster randomized practical trial of decision aids in rural and suburban primary care practices

BACKGROUND The decision aids for diabetes (DAD) trial explored the feasibility of testing the effectiveness of decision aids (DAs) about coronary prevention and diabetes medications in community-based primary care practices, including rural clinics that care for patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS As originally designed, we invited clinicians in eight practices to participate in the trial,...

Author's response to reviews Title: Primary care-based multifaceted, interdisciplinary medical educational intervention for patients with systolic heart failure: Lessons learned from a cluster randomised controlled trial Authors:

R3: The abstract is oké, but the title is somewhat too long and thereby looses its attractiveness. Due to the combination of an exploratory trial report with the lessons learned, further shortenings would probably diminish the visibility of the value of the paper. Therefore the methods section reports the outcomes and its measures lengthening the abstract.

The impact of decision aids to enhance shared decision making for diabetes (the DAD study): protocol of a cluster randomized trial

BACKGROUND Shared decision making contributes to high quality healthcare by promoting a patient-centered approach. Patient involvement in selecting the components of a diabetes medication program that best match the patient's values and preferences may also enhance medication adherence and improve outcomes. Decision aids are tools designed to involve patients in shared decision making, but thei...

Author's response to reviews Title: Cluster randomized trial in smoking cessation with intensive advice in diabetic patients in primary care. ITADI Study Authors:

Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression medication choice decision aid to usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND Comparative effectiveness research (CER) documents important differences in antidepressants in terms of efficacy, safety, cost, and burden to the patient. Decision aids can adapt this evidence to help patients participate in making informed choices. In turn, antidepressant therapy will more likely reflect patients' values and context, leading to improved adherence and mood outcomes. ...