Appendix 3. Variables Considered In this table, we use the term users as shorthand for patients, caregivers, family members, or surrogate decision makers, whichever was appropriate for the decision aid under consideration. Clinician users refers to clinicians who were not on the research team and who might potentially use the decision aid with their patients. Variable Projects that Projects that did not specifically involved specifically involve members of members of vulnerable vulnerable populations (n=30) populations (n=157) Decision aid is intended to be used at 13 (43%) 85 (54%) home or in a private setting Decision aid is intended to be used in 8 (27%) 47 (30%) a health care setting but not during a clinical encounter Decision aid is intended to be used 9 (30%) 61 (39%) during a clinical encounter Decision aid users were involved in a 5 (17%) 24 (15%) formal needs assessment **Decision aid users were involved 22 (73%) 63 (40%) in an informal needs assessment *Decision aid users were involved in 9 (30%) 25 (16%) a content review prior to prototype development Decision aid users were involved in 7 (23%) 38 (24%) prototype development Decision aid users were involved in a 11 (37%) 57 (36%) content format review after prototype development *Decision aid users were involved in 26 (87%) 111 (71%) a pilot test Decision aid users were involved in a 3 (10%) 17 (11%) second pilot test Decision aid development was 24 (80%) 134 (85%) iterative
Appendix 3. Variables Considered In this table, we use the term users as shorthand for patients, caregivers, family members, or surrogate decision makers, whichever was appropriate for the decision aid under consideration. Clinician users refers to clinicians who were not on the research team and who might potentially use the decision aid with their patients. Variable Projects that specifically involved members of vulnerable populations (n=30) Projects that did not specifically involve members of vulnerable populations (n=157) Decision aid is intended to be used at home or in a private setting 13 (43%) 85 (54%) Decision aid is intended to be used in a health care setting but not during a clinical encounter 8 (27%) 47 (30%) Decision aid is intended to be used during a clinical encounter 9 (30%) 61 (39%) Decision aid users were involved in a formal needs assessment 5 (17%) 24 (15%) **Decision aid users were involved in an informal needs assessment 22 (73%) 63 (40%) *Decision aid users were involved in a content review prior to prototype development 9 (30%) 25 (16%) Decision aid users were involved in prototype development 7 (23%) 38 (24%) Decision aid users were involved in a content format review after prototype development 11 (37%) 57 (36%) *Decision aid users were involved in a pilot test 26 (87%) 111 (71%) Decision aid users were involved in a second pilot test 3 (10%) 17 (11%) Decision aid development was iterative 24 (80%) 134 (85%)
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