User-testing an interactive option grid decision aid for prostate cancer screening: lessons to improve usability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To user-test a web-based, interactive Option Grid decision aid 'prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: yes or no?' to determine its usability, acceptability and feasibility with men of high and low health literacy.

Design

A semi-structured interview study.

Setting

Interviews were conducted at a senior centre, academic hospital or college library in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Participants

Individuals over 45 years of age with no history of prostate cancer who voluntarily contacted study authors after viewing local invitations were eligible for inclusion. Twenty interviews were conducted: 10 participants had not completed a college degree, of which eight had low health literacy, and 10 participants had high health literacy.

Intervention

An interac

SUBMITTER: Scalia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538002 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature