Sian K Smith|Antonia Cai|Michelle Wong|Mariana S. Sousa|Michelle Peate|A.W. Welsh|Bettina Meiser|Rajneesh Kaur|Jane Halliday|Sharon Lewis|Lyndal Trevena|Tatiane Yanes|Kristine Barlow?Stewart|Margot Barclay
Improving women’s knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome – development and acceptability of a low literacy decision aid
UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|Western Sydney University|UNSW Sydney|South Western Sydney Local Health District|Royal Women's Hospital|University of Melbourne|Royal Hospital for Women|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|University of Melbourne|Royal Children's Hospital|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Royal Children's Hospital|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|University of Sydney|UNSW Sydney|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|Liverpool Hospital
access information prenatal screening important particularly light new techniques noninvasive prenatal testing nipt study aimed develop examine acceptability low literacy decision aid da syndrome screening among pregnant women varying education levels gpswe developed da booklet providing information firsttrimester combined testing maternal serum screening nipt gps women participated telephone interview examine acceptability da measure screening knowledge reading da knowledge measure designed assess whether women understood gist information presented decision aid comprised conceptual questions eg screening tells chance baby syndrome numeric questions eg accuracy different screening teststwentynine women 18 gps participated regardless education level women found booklet clearly presented n 22 76 informative n 23 80 overall womens conceptual numeric knowledge improved exposure da 4 adequate knowledge 69 womens knowledge nipt also improved receiving decision aid irrespective education gps found clearly presented n 13 72 would much facilitate decisionmaking n 16 89the da found acceptable women well gps comprehensive evaluation efficacy decision aid compared standard information important next step strategies needed implement tool practice