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Table 2 Characteristics of patients participating in the interviews, reported for each of the four test rounds

From: Developing a patient decision aid for the treatment of women with early stage breast cancer: the struggle between simplicity and complexity

1 interviews on decision aid: PowerPoint presentation

Patient no.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Educational levela

4

4

4

4

2

2

1

1

2

Type of treatmentb

c

e,d,c,g

c

c

b,h

c

c

c

c,f,g

2 Focus group interview on decision aid: website

Patient no.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Educational levela

2

2

3

3

3

4

3

Type of treatmentb

c,f,g

b,e

d,f

d,f

c,f,g

a,d,e,f.h

c

3 Think-aloud interviews on decision aid: personalised website

Patient no.

17

18

19

20

Educational levela

4

1

3

2

Type of treatmentb

a,d

c

c

c

4 Telephone interviews on decision aid: personalised website

Patient no.

21

22

23

24

25

26

Educational levela

2

2

4

4

3

3

Type of treatmentb

a,c,g

a,c,g

a,d,e,i,g

d,h,e,f,g

c,f,g

c,f,g

  1. a1: lower level education; 2: intermediate level education; 3: higher education; 4: university degree
  2. ba: neo-adjuvant chemotherapy; b: breast-conserving surgery followed by full mastectomy; c: breast-conserving therapy; d: mastectomy; e: radiotherapy; f: chemotherapy; g: hormonal therapy; h: reconstruction; i: immunotherapy