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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Feb 15;104(9):2344–2350. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.020

Table 4.

Acceptability of Decision Aid.

Acceptability variable n = 43
Length of decision aid (n = 41 respondents)
 A little too short 4/41
 Just right 34/41
 A little too long 3/41
Amount of information (n = 41 respondents)
 Much more than needed 1/41
 A little more than needed 1/41
 Just right 39/41
Clarity of the information (n = 41 respondents)
 Information was clear 40/41
 Information was unclear 1/41
Information Slant (n = 41 respondents)
 Slanted towards not having a mammogram 7/41
 Completely balanced 16/41
 Slanted towards having a mammogram 18/41
Understanding of the information (n = 41 respondents)
 I understood a little of the information 3/41
 I understood most of the information 21/41
 I fully understood all of the information 17/41
DA helpful in making a decision about mammography (n = 41 respondents)
 Not helpful 1/41
 Helpful 40/41
Reading the decision aid made me feel:(n = 40 respondents) Anxious
 Very anxious 3/40
 A little anxious 9/40
 Not anxious at all 28/40
Recommend use of the DA (n = 42 respondents)
 Not recommend 3/42
 Recommend 39/42
Preferred format (n = 43 respondents)
 Paper format 39/43
 Web-based or mobile application 1/43
 No preference 3/43
Preference on when to receive DA (n = 41 respondents)
 Mailed before a visit 27/41
 Emailed before a visit 2/41
 In waiting room before a visit 4/41
 From doctor at visit 7/41
 From doctor’s staff after visit 1/41