Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants. Values are numbers (percentages) of men unless stated otherwise Characteristic Intervention group (n=57) Control group (n=55) Ethnicity (white) 53 (93) 52 (95) Educational attainment:   Up to secondary education 25 (44) 28 (51)   Beyond secondary education 32 (56) 27 (49) Treatment choice:   Watchful waiting 10 (18) 10 (18)   Prescribed drug by doctor 13 (23)  8 (15)   Referred to specialist  7 (12)  6 (11)   Let doctor decide 14 (25) 16 (29)   Unsure 13 (23) 15 (27) Mean (SD) American Urological Association score 15.64 (6.57) 14.85 (7.10) Mean (SD) age (years) 63.7 (8.4) 63.9 (8.4) Mean (SD) decisional conflict:   Uncertainty 3.2 (0.8) 3.0 (0.7)   Factors contributing to uncertainty  2.8 (0.15) 2.9 (0.5) Mean (SD) Spielberger state trait anxiety inventory 33.93 (13.09) 32.01 (10.49) Mean (SD) EQ-5D:   Visual analogue scale 71.3 (21.5) 78.2 (13.9)   Tariff 0.83 (0.23) 0.84 (0.16)