Table 4 Clarity and usefulness of DA (n = 60)
From: Evidence-based patient choice: a prostate cancer decision aid in plain language
Amount of information | Much less than needed 5% | A little less than needed 14% | About right 77% | A little more than needed 4% | Â | DK or refused 7% |
Length | Much too short 0% | A little too short 11% | About right 84% | A little too long 5% | Â | DK or refused 5% |
Clarity of words | All clear 44% | Mostly clear 51% | Some clear/ not 5% | Most unclear 0% | All unclear 0% | DK or refused 2% |
Difficulty of numbers | Very easy 64% | Somewhat Easy 24% | Somewhat difficult 12% | Very difficult 0% | Â | DK or refused 3% |
Treatment description balance | Complete balance 80% | Slanted to surgery 9% | Slanted to radiation 4% | Slanted to WW 7% | Â | DK or refused 8% |
Recommend DA to a friend? | Definitely would 78% | Probably would 20% | Unsure 0% | Probably would not 0% | Definitely Would not 2% | DK or refused 2% |
DA improved understanding | Definitely did 49% | Probably did 42% | Unsure 2% | Probably did not 2% | Definitely did not 5% | DK or refused 2% |
Numbers influenced my decision | Definitely did 12% | Probably did 41% | Unsure 2% | Probably did not 22% | Definitely did not 22% | DK or refused 3% |
DA helped decision making | A lot 14% | Quite a bit 30% | Moderate 32% | A little 16% | Not at all 9% | DK or refused 5% |