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Table 4.

Patients’ experienced disadvantages 2 weeks and 6 months after amyloid positron emission tomography scan result disclosure

Patients with an amyloid-positive test result	Patients with an amyloid-negative test result
Two weeks after disclosure: 1. Emotional difficulties 2. Worse situation than initially expected 3. Patronized by partner/children 4. Question: Will my symptoms become any worse? If so, when? Six months after disclosure: Similarities: 1. Emotional difficulties 2. Question: Will my symptoms become any worse? If so, when? Newly mentioned disadvantages: 1. Driver’s license Not mentioned after 6 months: 1. Worse situation than initially expected 2. Patronized by partner/children	Two weeks after disclosure: 1. No access to all clinical trial data 2. Question: What is causing my memory complaints? Six months after disclosure: Similarities: 1. Question: What is causing my memory complaints? Newly mentioned disadvantages: 1. Wrong diagnosis? Not mentioned after 6 months: 1. No access to all clinical trial data

Patients with an amyloid-positive test result

Patients with an amyloid-negative test result

Two weeks after disclosure:
1. Emotional difficulties
2. Worse situation than initially expected
3. Patronized by partner/children
4. Question: Will my symptoms become any worse? If so, when?
Six months after disclosure:
Similarities:
1. Emotional difficulties
2. Question: Will my symptoms become any worse? If so, when?
Newly mentioned disadvantages:
1. Driver’s license
Not mentioned after 6 months:
1. Worse situation than initially expected
2. Patronized by partner/children

Two weeks after disclosure:
1. No access to all clinical trial data
2. Question: What is causing my memory complaints?
Six months after disclosure:
Similarities:
1. Question: What is causing my memory complaints?
Newly mentioned disadvantages:
1. Wrong diagnosis?
Not mentioned after 6 months:
1. No access to all clinical trial data