Table 2.
Use of the patient decision aid (n = 123)
| Tasks | Percentage (n) |
|---|---|
| Visited the PtDA website | 57 % (69) |
| Reasons for not visiting the PtDA websitea | |
| Did not receive referral to the PtDA website or cannot remember | 19 % (23) |
| No Internet | 7 % (8) |
| Could not find PtDA website | 6 % (7) |
| Website did not work | 1 % (1) |
| Not interested | 6 % (7) |
| No time | 6 % (7) |
| Missing | (1) |
| Received explanation about PtDA | |
| Yes | 69 % (85) |
| No | 22 % (27) |
| Cannot remember | 9 % (11) |
| Tasks performed on the PtDA website (visitors only; n = 69)b | |
| Read general information | 94 % (65) |
| Compared two or more DMARDs | 90 % (61) |
| Made notes in the digital notebook | 16 % (11) |
| Performed exercises about preferences, worries and questions | 38 % (26) |
| Saved or printed an information leaflet | 47 % (31) |
| Read the summary | 75 % (50) |
| Showed the summary to others | 38 % (24) |
| Saved or printed the summary | 52 % (34) |
| Took the summary to their next appointment with the rheumatologist | 28 % (18) |
Percentages do not include missing cases. aFor reasons for not visiting the website, percentages are taken from the total population in the intervention group (n = 123). bFor tasks performed, percentages are taken from visitors only (n = 69). PtDA patient decision aid, DMARD disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug