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

Table 3 Characteristics of professionals participating in the interviews, reported for each of the four test rounds

1 Written comments and cognitive interviews on decision aid: PowerPoint
No. of interview	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9
Type of professional¹	a	a	a	c	c	c	d	e		f
Hospital²	MUMC+	AMC	LUMC	LUMC	MUMC+	MUMC+	MC	MUMC+		MUMC+
2 Consultation on decision aid: website
No. of interview	10	11	12
Type of professional¹	d	a	c
Hospital²	MC	MUMC+	MUMC+
3 Think-aloud interviews on decision aid: personalised website
No. of interview	13	14	15		16	17
Type of professional¹	e	a	b		c	d
Hospital²	MUMC+	MUMC+	MUMC+		MUMC+	MC
4 Telephone interviews on decision aid: personalised website
No. of interview	18	19		20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Type of professional^a	a	a		a	a	a	a	a	a	g
Hospital^b	JBZ	CZE		TWZ	CWZ	LUMC	AMC	AMC	AM	-

¹a: oncologic surgeon; b: medical oncologist; c: specialised breast care nurse; d: radiation oncologist; e: plastic surgeon; f: health educator; g: staff of Dutch Breast Cancer Association
² MUMC+ Maastricht University Medical Center, AMC Amsterdam Medical Center, LUMC Leiden University Medical Center, JBZ Jeroen Bosch Hospital, MC:MAASTRO clinic, CZE Catherina Hospital Eindhoven, TWZ Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital Tilburg, CWZ Canisius Wilhelmina Hospitals, AM Alexander Monro Breast Cancer Clinic

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