Table 5 Women’s responses regarding the acceptability of the decision aid by higher and lower education groupsa
Questions and response options | Higher education (n = 17) | Lower education (n = 12) | Total women (n = 29) |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
How much of the DA did you read? | |||
I read all of it | 14 (82) | 11 (92) | 25 (86) |
I read part of it | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 1 (3) |
My GP went through it with me | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | 2 (7) |
How long did it take you to read it? | |||
Less than thirty minutes | 14 (82) | 9 (75) | 23 (79) |
More than thirty minutes | 3 (18) | 3 (25) | 6 (21) |
What about the amount of information? | |||
Not enough | 3 (18) | 2 (18) | 5 (18) |
Just right | 12 (71) | 8 (73) | 20 (71) |
Too much | 2 (12) | 1 (9) | 3 (11) |
How balanced was the information? | |||
Encouraging prenatal screening | 6 (35) | 2 (17) | 8 (28) |
Completely balanced | 11 (65) | 10 (83) | 21 (72) |
Order of topics presented | |||
I liked the order | 13 (89) | 11 (92) | 24 (89) |
I’m not sure | 2 (13) | 1 (8) | 3 (11) |
How much of the information was new? | |||
All or most | 10 (59) | 5 (41) | 15 (51) |
Some | 7 (41) | 6 (50) | 13 (45) |
None | 0 (100) | 1 (8) | 1 (3) |
Did you show the booklet to anyone? | |||
Yes | 11 (65) | 7 (58) | 18 (62) |
No | 6 (35) | 5 (42) | 11 (38) |
Who did you show the booklet to? | |||
Husband/partner | 9 (53) | 6 (50) | 15 (52) |
Friend who is pregnant | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 1 (3) |
GP + husband/partner | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) |
Would you recommend the DA? | |||
Yes I would | 14 (82) | 9 (75) | 23 (79) |
I’m not sure | 2 (12) | 2 (17) | 4 (14) |
No | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | 2 (7) |
How worried you felt after reading the DA? | |||
Not at all | 8 (47) | 7 (58) | 15 (52) |
A little bit | 5 (29) | 5 (42) | 10 (35) |
Somewhat | 4 (24) | 0 (0) | 4 (14) |
Did you use the worksheet? | |||
Yes | 5 (29) | 5 (42) | 10 (34) |
No | 12 (71) | 7 (58) | 19 (66) |
Please indicate if you thought the booklet was… | |||
Clearly presented | 12 (71) | 10 (83) | 22 (76) |
Informative | 13 (77) | 10 (83) | 23 (80) |
Easy to read | 13 (77) | 11 (92) | 24 (83) |
Useful | 14 (82) | 10 (83) | 24 (83) |
Appealing to look at | 10 (59) | 9 (75) | 19 (66) |
How helpful was the DA in terms of… | |||
Increasing understanding of options | 15 (88) | 10 (83) | 25 (86) |
Clarifying the benefits of each option | 9 (53) | 9 (75) | 18 (62) |
Clarifying the risks of each option | 12 (71) | 8 (67) | 20 (69) |
Clarifying your decision-making | 8 (47) | 8 (67) | 16 (55) |
Helping you reach a decision | 8 (47) | 6 (50) | 14 (48) |