Table 3 Acceptability of the PDA scored by both patients and healthcare providers
Acceptability item | Patients (n = 17) | HCP (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|
Time spent in minutes, mean (SD) | 9.7 (7.8) | 10.6 (3.9) |
Length | ||
Too long Just right Too short | 2 (11.8%) 14 (82.4%) 1 (5.9%) | 1 (11.1%) 8 (88.9%) - |
Amount of information | ||
Too little Just right Too much | 1 (5.9%) 15 (88.2%) 1 (5.9%) | - 7 (77.8%) 2 (22.2%) |
Information balanced? | ||
Yes No, favoring dose reduction No, favoring no dose reduction | 14 (82.4%) 3 (17.6%) - | 5 (55.6%) 2 (22.2%) 2 (22.2%) |
General comprehensibility PDA | ||
Good Average Poor | 15 (88.2%) 1 (5.9%) 1 (5.9%) | 8 (88.9%) 1 (11.1%) - |
Are potential disadvantages of dose reduction comprehensible? | ||
Good Average Poor I miss this information | 14 (82.4%) - 2 (11.8%) 1 (5.9%) | 8 (88.9%) 1 (11.1%) - - |
Is the information appropriate for patients? | ||
Good Average Poor | 15 (88.2%) - 2 (11.8%) | 7 (77.8%) 2 (22.2%) - |
How is the navigation through the PDA? | ||
Easy Neutral Difficult | 14 (82.4%) 1 (5.9%) 2 (11.8%) | 9 (100%) - - |
The PDA consists confusing items (yes) | 3 (17.6%) | 3 (33.3%) |
The personal value clarification step… | ||
Made the choice easier Made the choice harder Does not influence my choice | 4 (23.5%) - 13 (76.5%) | 8 (88.9%) - 1 (11.1%) |
The PDA is helpful in decision-making (yes) | 11 (64.7%) | 8 (88.9%) |
The PDA has enough information to make a decision (yes) | 16 (82.4%) | 7 (77.8%) |
Score on a scale 1–10 (mean, SD) | 7.4 (1.6) | 7.8 (0.7) |
Recommend the use of the PDA (yes) | 13 (76.5%) | 9 (100%) |