Table 1.

Results from survey questions (N=5)^a.

Question	After reading biomedical informationb, median (range)	After reading app informationc, median (range)
1. I feel better informed after viewing the resources.	4 (3-5)	4 (4-5)
2.I had a lot of my questions answered by the resources or this app.	4 (3-5)	4 (4-4)
3.I better understand the information I need to prepare for the next steps in treatment or stages of the illness.	4 (3-4)	4 (4-4)
4.I was able to easily find the information I was looking for.	4 (3-5)	4 (4-5)
5.The resources made me feel less lonely or isolated.	4 (3-5)	4 (4-5)
6.If a friend or family member were in a similar position, would you recommend the resources or this app to her?	5 (3-5)	5 (4-5)
7. I have a better understanding of where to seek information about breast cancer and surgery.	4 (4-5)	4 (3-5)
8. Looking at the resources or site raised more questions for me than it answered.	3 (2-4)	2 (2-3)
9. There was so much information here, I felt overwhelmed.	3 (1-4)	2 (1-4)
10. It was difficult for me to relate to the information or the stories in this resource.	1 (1-3)	2 (1-2)
11. The information on this app will not help me feel more confident discussing my questions and concerns with my doctor(s).	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)

^aThe questionnaire used a Likert scale of 1 to 5 for all questions except question 8 (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=neither agree nor disagree; 4=agree; 5=strongly agree). For question 8, the responses represented the following: 1=definitely would not; 2=would not; 3=neither would nor would not; 4=would; and 5=definitely would.

^bTotal criteria satisfied (rated 4 or 5 for question 1 or 7 and rated 1 or 2 for question 8 or 11) was 9.

^cTotal criteria satisfied (rated 4 or 5 for question 1 or 7 and rated 1 or 2 for question 8 or 11) was 11.