The importance and complexity of regret in the measurement of 'good' decisions: A systematic review and a content analysis of existing assessment instruments

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-83

  Joseph Williams, Natalie ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^a   Elwyn, Glyn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Decision quality; Instrument; Patient decisions; Regret; Scale

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 79951736719     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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