| Patients | Most individuals in this situation would want the recommended course of action, and only a small proportion would not | The majority of individuals in this situation would want the suggested course of action, but many would not |
| Clinicians | Most individuals should receive the intervention Adherence to this recommendation according to the guideline could be used as a quality criterion or performance indicator Formal decision aids are not likely to be needed to help individuals make decisions consistent with their values and preferences | Recognise that different choices will be appropriate for individual patients and that you must help each patient arrive at a management decision consistent with his or her values and preferences Decision aids may be useful in helping individuals to make decisions consistent with their values and preferences |
| Policy makers | The recommendation can be adopted as policy in most situations | Policy making will require substantial debate and involvement of various stakeholders |