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. 2018 Jan 25;27(4):920–926. doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0204-6

Table 1.

Overview of main questions asked during dyadic (Study 1) and individual (Study 2) interviews

Study 1. Couples
 Content
  • What information do you consider important in order to make an appropriate reproductive decision?
  • What kind of information assisted or could have assisted you in making a reproductive decision?
  • Please specify your preferences with respect to functionalities and/or applications that can be included in the decision aid.
 Layout
  • What do you think a decision aid should look like (appearance)?
  • What are your wishes regarding the layout of the decision aid?
 Barriers and facilitating factors
  • Please identify potential barriers for yourself regarding the use of the decision aid.
  • Which suggestions do you have in order to prevent these barriers?
  • Please identify facilitating factors for yourself regarding the use of the decision aid.
 Dissemination and implementation
  • How and when would you like to be informed about the decision aid?
  • When and where would you have preferred to use the decision aid?
Study 2. Clinical geneticists
 Content
  • What information do you consider important for couples in order to make an informed decision?
  • What are your ideas with regard to the inclusion of functionalities and/or applications in the decision aid?
 Layout
  • What do you think a decision aid should look like (appearance)?
  • What are your wishes regarding the layout of the decision aid?
 Barriers and facilitating factors
  • What do you consider potential barriers for couples to use the decision aid?
  • What do you consider potential facilitating factors for couples to use the decision aid?
  • What would be barriers for yourself to refer to the decision aid as intended?
  • What would be facilitating factors for yourself to refer to the decision aid as intended?
 Dissemination and implementation
  • What are your preferences with respect to the availability of the decision aid?
  • What do you consider the best point in time to use the decision aid?
  • How do you consider your role as clinical geneticist with regard to the implementation of the decision aid?