Table 3

Acceptability of the PDA

Acceptability itemMean (SD)
Treatment options2.67 (0.69)
Health factors that might affect your decision2.50 (0.62)
Benefits of surgery2.78 (0.55)
Benefits of no surgery2.00 (0.97)
Risks of surgery2.50 (0.86)
Risks of no surgery2.33 (0.84)
Reasons to have surgery2.61 (0.61)
Reasons to decline surgery2.50 (0.79)
  • All items were measured on a scale from 0 to 3 (0=poor, 1=fair, 2=good, 3=excellent).

  • PDA, patient decision aid.