作者
Anna M Sawka, Sharon Straus, Amiram Gafni, Soumia Meiyappan, Mary Ann O’Brien, James D Brierley, Richard W Tsang, Lorne Rotstein, Lehana Thabane, Gary Rodin, Susan R George, David P Goldstein
发表日期
2011/8/1
期刊
Patient education and counseling
卷号
84
期号
2
页码范围
e24-e27
出版商
Elsevier
简介
OBJECTIVE
We tested the usability of a patient-directed decision aid (DA), intended for patients with early stage papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) deciding to accept or reject adjuvant radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment. This decision is complicated by uncertainty of the medical evidence relating to potential treatment benefits.
METHODS
The DA was tested by 12 thyroid cancer survivors, 7 thyroid specialty physicians, and 30 lay individuals with no history of thyroid cancer. The participants completed the System Usability Scale for human–computer interaction questionnaire. The medical knowledge of lay participants was assessed before and after DA exposure. Qualitative participant feedback was obtained by thinking aloud during DA use, as well as from interviews.
RESULTS
Participants generally found the usability of the DA acceptable. The DA significantly increased medical knowledge. In spite of some …
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