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Table 1 Characteristics of North American (USA, Canada) Choosing Wisely Society Lists (n = 136)

From: Patient and family involvement in Choosing Wisely initiatives: a mixed methods study

Characteristics

N (%)

Country

 USA

91 (67)

 Canada

45 (33)

Date list released

 2012

9 (7)

 2013

36 (26)

 2014

18 (13)

 2015

11 (8)

 2016

5 (4)

 2017

42 (31)

 2018

15 (11)

Population

 Adult

14 (10)

 Pediatric

12 (9)

 Not specified

95 (70)

 Both

15 (11)

Focus of recommendations

 Tests

20 (15)

 Treatment

12 (9)

 Both

104 (76)

Methods to develop list published

 Yes

5 (4)

 No

131 (96)

Patients and/or family members reported to be involved in creation/development of list

 Yes

6 (5)

 No

130 (95)

Society lists that include patients and/or family members as subject in the recommendationsa

 Yes

30 (22)

 No

106 (78)

  1. aRecommendations within the clinician lists that involve patients (e.g., Canadian Critical Care Society– Don’t start or continue life supporting interventions unless they are consistent with the patients’ values and realistic goals of care)