TABLE 2.

Alpha testing among female cancer survivors, patient advocates, and healthcare professionals

	Draft 3 Healthcare professionals (n = 10)	Draft 4 Female cancer survivors and patient advocates (n = 21)
Time spent in minutes (range)	30 (20–50)	24 (10–60)
Length
Too long	0	0
Too short	0	0
Just right	10 (100%)	21 (100%)
Amount of information
Too much	0	1 (4.8%)
Too little	0	1 (4.8%)
Just right	9 (90%)	19 (90.4%)
Missing	1 (10%)
Information balanced?
Yes	9 (90%)	21 (100%)
No, leaning toward wait and see	0	0
No, leaning toward fertility preservation	0	0
Missing	1 (10%)
DA comprehensible in general?
Very good	2 (20%)	11 (52.4%)
Good	8 (80%)	10 (47.6%)
Moderate	0	0
Bad	0	0
Risks comprehensible?
Very good	5 (50%)	6 (28.5%)
Good	4 (40%)	14 (66.7%)
Moderate	0	1 (4.8%)
Bad	0	0
Missing	1 (10%)
DA clear?
Very good	4 (40%)	9 (42.9%)
Good	6 (60%)	12 (57.1%)
Moderate	0	0
Bad	0	0
Information appropriate for patients?
Very good	8 (80%)	10 (47.6%)
Good	2 (20%)	8 (38.1%)
Moderate	0	2 (9.5%)
Bad	0	0
Missing		1 (4.8%)
Navigation through DA?
Very good	6 (60%)	10 (47.6%)
Good	3 (30%)	9 (42.9%)
Moderate	1 (10%)	1 (4.8%)
Bad	0	0
Missing		1 (4.8%)
Credibility?
Very	3 (30%)	13 (61.9%)
Moderate	7 (70%)	8 (38.1%)
A little	0	0
Not at all	0	0
Confusing items?
Yes	4 (40%)	6 (28.5%)
No	6 (60%)	15 (71.5%)
Images helpful?
Very	8 (80%)	15 (71.5%)
Moderate	1 (10%)	6 (28.5%)
A little	0	0
Not at all	0	0
Missing	1 (10%)
Personal value clarification helpful?
Made choice easier	7 (70%)	11 (52.4%)
Made choice harder	0	0
Does not influence choice	2 (20%)	9 (42.9%)
Missing	1 (10%)	1 (4.8%)
DA helpful in decision making?
Very	9 (90%)	12 (57.1%)
Moderate	1 (10%)	8 (38.1%)
A little	0	1 (4.8%)
Not at all	0	0
Average score on scale of 1–10 (range)?	8.5 (8–9)	8.5 (7–10)
Recommend use of DA? (%)	100%	100%