Helping members of English-speaking communities in Quebec make good health decisions thanks to digital patient decision aids.

Many people in Québec face questions about everyday health decisions but do not always have easy access to a trusted health professional who can provide detailed guidance in their preferred language. This challenge can be especially significant for English-speaking communities, particularly outside major urban centres such as Montréal, where access to English-language care may be limited. As a result, people often turn to the internet for health information.

While online health information is widely available, its quality varies. Some sources are accurate but highly technical, others are easy to understand but limited in detail, and some are misleading or false.

To address this gap, our team has developed digital health decision support tools that provide clear, evidence-based information to help people make informed decisions about their health and that of their families. These tools are designed as interactive websites that can be tailored to users’ needs, including the level of detail they wish to receive.

This project will evaluate whether these tools help members of English-speaking communities in Québec make better-informed health decisions, particularly when access to in-person, language-appropriate care is limited.

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