Table 1.
Time spent viewing the patient and physician interviews [reprinted with permission from Shaffer et al 77]
| Title of content | Includes patients | Includes physicians | Text narratives (n=10) | Video narratives (n=17) | ||
| % View (n) | Mean time on page, seconds | % View (n) | Mean time on page, seconds | |||
| Description of diagnosis | ✔ | ✔ | 60 (6) | 67.28 | 47 (8) | 117.19 |
| A woman’s preference is important | ✔ | 50 (5) | 18.79 | 35 (6) | 30.92 | |
| Take your time making a decision | ✔ | ✔ | 60 (6) | 27.96 | 35 (6) | 87.09 |
| Types of breast cancer | ✔ | 30 (3) | 20.93 | 59 (10) | 44.70 | |
| Pathology report | ✔ | 40 (4) | 16.39 | 59 (10) | 36.37 | |
| Why two patients chose mastectomy | ✔ | 50 (5) | 23.74 | 65 (11) | 48.98 | |
| Appearance after mastectomy | ✔ | 80 (8) | 21.24 | 53 (9) | 50.57 | |
| Breast reconstruction | ✔ | 70 (7) | 7.75 | 53 (9) | 19.14 | |
| Why patient A chose lumpectomy | ✔ | 50 (5) | 5.00 | 53 (9) | 15.11 | |
| Why patient B chose lumpectomy | ✔ | 50 (5) | 11.38 | 59 (10) | 27.86 | |
| Radiation after lumpectomy | ✔ | ✔ | 50 (5) | 23.50 | 65 (11) | 57.71 |
| Side effects of radiation | ✔ | 40 (4) | 15.71 | 47 (8) | 30.15 | |
| Appearance after mastectomy | ✔ | 50 (5) | 17.60 | 41 (7) | 29.10 | |
| Sentinel node biopsy | ✔ | 30 (3) | 34.32 | 47 (8) | 51.77 | |
| Side effects of lymph node surgery | ✔ | 40 (4) | 16.62 | 41 (7) | 35.16 | |
| Being involved in treatment decisions | ✔ | 70 (7) | 8.13 | 53 (9) | 28.64 | |
| Making decisions | ✔ | 60 (6) | 25.29 | 47 (8) | 73.42 | |
| Life after breast cancer | ✔ | 50 (5) | 15.71 | 53 (9) | 47.56 | |