Table 3.
BOADICEA appraisal items
| Strongly agree/agree N (%) | |
|---|---|
| I think that my clinical judgment is as good or better than the estimates provided by this tool | 88 (22) |
| I think the tool is not sufficiently scientifically supported or validated for use in my practice | 36 (9) |
| I think data entry takes too much time using this tool | 248 (62) |
| I have not enough skills/training to understand the estimates provided by this tool | 36 (9) |
| I think the probabilities/percentages provided by the output tables are difficult to understand | 26 (7) |
| I think the graphs showing risk curves are difficult to understand | 29 (7) |
| I think the timeframe of the risk estimates is unclear | 29 (7) |
| I fear of upsetting patients using this tool with them | 52 (13) |
| I fear that patients misunderstand their risks using this tool with them | 68 (17) |
| Never | |
| You think that the patient would be eligible for risk reduction mastectomy but after looking at BOADICEA numerical and graphical results you think that she is not eligible for risk reduction mastectomy anymore | 155 (40) |
| You think patient would NOT be eligible for risk reduction mastectomy but after looking at BOADICEA numerical and graphical results you think that she is eligible for risk reduction mastectomy | 166 (43) |
| You think that the patient would be eligible for risk reduction salpingo-oophorectomy but after looking at BOADICEA numerical and graphical results you think that she is not eligible for risk reduction salpingo-oophorectomy anymore | 213 (55) |
| You think patient would NOT be eligible for risk reduction salpingo-oophorectomy but after looking at BOADICEA numerical and graphical results you think that she is eligible for risk reduction salpingo-oophorectomy | 226 (58) |
Number of respondents range from 390–400