Table 2:
Decisional conflict at QTT (time of test) and QFF (final follow-up) NEST vs. control.
| QTT | QFF | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEST (n=229) | Control (n=220) | p-Value | NEST (n=229) | Control (n=220) | p-Value | |||||
| n | Statistics | n | Statistics | n | Statistics | n | Statistics | |||
| Total score | 228 | 20.8 [5.0, 25.0] | 219 | 18.3 [3.3, 26.7] | 0.89b | 224 | 13.3 [1.7, 25.0]a | 210 | 16.7 [1.7, 25.0] | 0.24b |
| DCS informed | 228 | 25.0 [8.3, 29.2] | 219 | 25.0 [8.3, 33.3] | 0.59b | 224 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 210 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.44b |
| DCS values clarity | 228 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 219 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.97b | 224 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 210 | 25.0 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.25b |
| DCS support | 228 | 16.7 [0.00, 25.0] | 219 | 16.7 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.85b | 224 | 8.3 [0.00, 25.0] | 210 | 8.3 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.19b |
| DCS effective decision | 228 | 18.8 [0.00, 25.0] | 219 | 12.5 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.42b | 224 | 0.00 [0.00, 25.0] | 210 | 12.5 [0.00, 25.0] | 0.093b |
| I know which options are available to me. | 228 | 211 (92.5) | 219 | 194 (88.6) | 0.15c | 224 | 208 (92.9) | 210 | 184 (87.6) | 0.065c |
| I know the benefits of each option. | 228 | 195 (85.5) | 217 | 181 (83.4) | 0.54c | 224 | 197 (87.4) | 210 | 182 (86.7) | 0.69c |
| I know the risks and side effects of each option. | 228 | 165 (72.4) | 219 | 166 (75.8) | 0.41c | 223 | 188 (84.3) | 209 | 160 (76.6) | 0.042 c |
| I am clear about which benefits matter most to me. | 228 | 199 (87.3) | 218 | 186 (84.9) | 0.47c | 224 | 204 (91.1) | 210 | 179 (85.2) | 0.059c |
| I am clear about which risks and side effects matter most to me. | 228 | 190 (83.3) | 218 | 190 (83.3) | 0.64c | 224 | 203 (90.6) | 209 | 179 (85.2) | 0.060c |
| I am clear about which is more important to me: the benefits or the risks and side effects. | 227 | 195 (85.9) | 219 | 183 (83.6) | 0.49c | 223 | 205 (91.9) | 210 | 179 (85.2) | 0.028 c |
| I have enough support from others to make a choice. | 227 | 213 (93.8) | 219 | 198 (90.4) | 0.18c | 224 | 209 (93.3) | 209 | 190 (90.9) | 0.35c |
| I am choosing without pressure from others. | 228 | 221 (96.9) | 219 | 209 (95.4) | 0.41c | 224 | 213 (95.1) | 208 | 191 (91.8) | 0.17c |
| I have enough advice to make a choice. | 228 | 201 (88.2) | 219 | 186 (84.9) | 0.32c | 222 | 199 (89.6) | 210 | 183 (87.1) | 0.42c |
| I am clear about the best choice for me. | 228 | 204 (89.5) | 219 | 188 (85.8) | 0.24c | 224 | 207 (92.4) | 210 | 188 (89.5) | 0.29c |
| I feel sure about what to choose. | 228 | 198 (87.6) | 218 | 182 (83.5) | 0.22c | 224 | 206 (92.0) | 209 | 187 (89.5) | 0.37c |
| I feel i have made an informed choice. | 228 | 203 (89.0) | 219 | 195 (89.0) | 0.99c | 224 | 209 (93.3) | 210 | 185 (88.1) | 0.061c |
| My decision shows what is important to me. | 228 | 205 (89.9) | 219 | 191 (87.2) | 0.37c | 223 | 205 (91.9) | 209 | 181 (86.6) | 0.073c |
| I expect to stick with my decision. | 227 | 206 (90.7) | 219 | 204 (93.2) | 0.35c | 224 | 216 (96.4) | 210 | 194 (92.4) | 0.065c |
| I am satisfied with me decision. | 228 | 209 (91.7) | 219 | 201 (91.8) | 0.97c | 224 | 212 (94.6) | 210 | 191 (91.0) | 0.14c |
NEST, intervention; DCS, decisional conflict scale; QTT, time of test; QFF, final follow-up. Statistics presented as median [P25, P75], n (column %). p-Values: bWilcoxon rank sum test, cPearson’s chi-square test. Patient responses were pre-populated in likert-scale format, 1/2 of the responses were combined into a YES (strongly agree, agree), and other responses were combined into an NO (strongly disagree, disagree). Values in bold indicate significant p-values.