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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2023 Nov 14;31(12):695. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08153-z

Table 3.

Acceptability and usability data from patients (N=10) and caregivers (N=10).

Patients (N=10) Caregivers (N=10) Overall (N=20)
Acceptability E-Scale [Total possible score range: 6–30]
Range 17–30 17–29 17–30
Mean (SD) 24.7 (4.35) 22.9 (4.07) 23.8 (4.20)
SUS Scale [Total possible score range: 0–100]
Range 65.0–87.5 57.5–82.5 57.5–87.5
Mean (SD) 73.8 (6.15) 70.0 (8.42) 71.9 (7.43)
Other Acceptability Questions
Overall, how helpful was the website to you?
Not helpful at all (1) – Very helpful (5)
Range 3–5 3–5 3–5
Mean (SD) 4.0 (0.94) 4.1 (0.74) 4.1 (0.83)
How difficult was it for you to understand the content of the website (e.g., language, ideas)?
Not difficult at all (1) – Very difficult (5) (A score >1 prompted the following 4 sub-questions)
Range 1–3 1–3 1–3
Mean (SD) 1.4 (0.70) 1.3 (0.67) 1.4 (0.67)
Individual scores >1 3 (30.0%) 2 (20.0%) 5 (25.0%)
Was the website difficult because the wording was too complicated?
Yes 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
No 3 (100.0%) 2 (100.0%) 5 (100.0%)
Was the website difficult because the ideas were too complicated?
Yes 0 (0.0%) 1 (50.0%) 1 (20.0%)
No 3 (100.0%) 1 (50.0%) 4 (80.0%)
Was the website difficult because there was too much information?
Yes 0 (0.0%) 1 (50.0%) 1 (20.0%)
No 3 (100.0%) 1 (50.0%) 4 (80.0%)
Was the website difficult because there was not enough information?
Yes 3 (100.0%) 1 (50.0%) 4 (80.0%)
No 0 (0.0%) 1 (50.0%) 1 (20.0%)
Overall, the website has 9 sections to complete. Do you think that is:
Too many sections/tasks 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Not enough sections/tasks 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
An acceptable number of sections/tasks 10 (100.0%) 10 (100.0%) 20 (100.0%)
Regarding the amount of information on the website, do you think there is:
Too much information 0 (0.0%) 1 (10.0%) 1 (5.0%)
Not enough information 2 (20.0%) 4 (40.0%) 6 (30.0%)
The right amount of information 8 (80.0%) 5 (50.0%) 13 (65.0%)
Overall, how satisfied were you with the website?
Not at all satisfied (1) – Extremely satisfied (10)
Range 5–9 6–9 5–9
Mean (SD) 7.8 (1.75) 7.3 (1.16) 7.6 (1.47)