Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision Support Tool for Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis

•Patients-identified issues with the current informed consent process include:-Barriers to asking questions in the current clinic setup-Stress-Time constraints•Surgeon perspectives:-Felt the informed consent process was largely adequate-Some surgeons did not offer all approaches to repair•All participants welcomed the use of an electronic decision aid to supplement the discussion•Suggestions for components of a decision aid:-Incorporation of visuals,-Written material at various reading levels-Easy accessibility at no cost before clinic