| Methods |
Randomized to decision aid vs usual care |
| Participants |
66 + 67 breast cancer patients eligible for breast reconstruction in the USA |
| Interventions |
DA: interactive software programme on options' outcomes, others' opinions
Comparator: standard patient education |
| Outcomes |
Knowledge, anxiety, satisfaction with treatment choice, satisfaction with decision‐making ability |
| Notes |
Primary outcome was not specified |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
"upon study entry, the participants were randomized (computer generated) to one of two groups" (p 2) |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not enough information provided |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No information provided |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No information provided |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Baseline anxiety and knowledge included in graphs. Participant numbers between study groups balanced (p 3). Reasons for incomplete questionnaires and study withdrawals mentioned. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
No information provided re protocol |
| Other bias |
Low risk |
Appears to be free of other potential biases |
