. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2015 Jun 15;72(6):1430–1440. doi: 10.1111/jan.12702

Table 1.

Overview of the CHOICES and e-Book computer programs

	CHOICES Intervention	e-Book Intervention
Design	Computer-based. Tailored, multimedia educational program about SCD, reproductive options and consequences. Designed to help young men and women with SCD or SCT implement their preferred parenting plans.	Computer-based. Educational program designed using the content shared by the Chicago area sickle cell clinic programs with individuals and their families affected by SCD or SCT.
Sound	Narrated by either a female or a male voice. Participants select the voice or engage the material without narration.	Narrated by either a female or a male voice. Participants select the voice or engage the material without narration.
Length	57 web pages	9 web pages
Graphics and Content	14 video clips and 17 graphical animations. Clips included couples discussing issues related to reproductive options and animations that demonstrate: Genetic inheritance of SCD. Risks of a child inheriting SCD or SCT if the parents have SCD, SCT, or normal hemoglobin. How advanced reproductive technologies work. All available parenting choices (e.g., take the chance of SCD or SCT inheritance, prenatal testing, abortion, advanced reproductive technologies, adopt, or foster children). Reproductive behaviors needed to achieve the parenting choice.	No video clips. Some illustration and animation enhanced content that included information on: Incidence and inheritance of SCD and SCT. Management of SCD. Health problems associated with SCD and SCT. Effects of SCD on pregnancy.
Questionnaires (Number of Items)	Pre-Test = 85 items. Post-Test (completed immediately) = 66 items. Post-Test (completed at 24 months) = 78 items.	Pre-Test = 85 items. Post-Test (completed immediately) = 66 items. Post-Test (completed at 24 months) = 78 items.