Table 2 Use of the patient decision aid (n = 123)
From: Evaluation of a patient decision aid for initiating disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Tasks | Percentage (n) |
|---|---|
Visited the PtDA website | 57Â % (69) |
Reasons for not visiting the PtDA websitea | |
 Did not receive referral to the PtDA website or cannot remember | 19 % (23) |
 No Internet | 7 % (8) |
 Could not find PtDA website | 6 % (7) |
 Website did not work | 1 % (1) |
 Not interested | 6 % (7) |
 No time | 6 % (7) |
 Missing | (1) |
Received explanation about PtDA | |
 Yes | 69 % (85) |
 No | 22 % (27) |
 Cannot remember | 9 % (11) |
Tasks performed on the PtDA website (visitors only; n = 69)b | |
 Read general information | 94 % (65) |
 Compared two or more DMARDs | 90 % (61) |
 Made notes in the digital notebook | 16 % (11) |
 Performed exercises about preferences, worries and questions | 38 % (26) |
 Saved or printed an information leaflet | 47 % (31) |
 Read the summary | 75 % (50) |
 Showed the summary to others | 38 % (24) |
 Saved or printed the summary | 52 % (34) |
 Took the summary to their next appointment with the rheumatologist | 28 % (18) |