From: The development and phase 1 evaluation of a Decision Aid for elective egg freezing
Measure | Theme | Illustrative Quote |
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Helpfulness of the Decision Aid for reaching an egg freezing decision | Need for additional decision support | “The information is helpful, but this decision can only be made in deep thinking and/or discussion. This is one part of the puzzle” |
The Decision Aid’s take-home message | Egg freezing is a personal decision | “You need to weigh up and consider your options…to work out whether egg freezing is right for you” |
Egg freezing is a complex decision | “There are many issues to consider based on your own individual circumstances” | |
Egg freezing has alternatives | “There are a number of options available, and the preferential choice differs for each individual” | |
Preferences for information delivery | Desire for more video content | “I would prefer if all the information was on…short videos and you could choose [to] watch or read the information” |
Worry or concern raised from the Decision Aid | Information about egg freezing costs, health risks and uncertainty of outcomes | “[information] about health risks (even rare ones) … low and uncertain success rates of egg freezing; … costs (it’s SO expensive, particularly given unguaranteed success).” |
Timing of egg freezing information delivery | Early in the consideration process | “I think before they see a medical [practitioner]—by the time they see a doctor, they've probably already been looking into these options by online research—quite possibly non-credible sources too” |