A decision aid for additional findings in genomic sequencing: Development and pilot testing.

The usability interviews included 11 CHARM study participants and 2 patient advisory committee members, not low-literacy patients. The tool's accessibility for its intended audience was not directly tested. The interviewees were more educated and less diverse than the full CHARM study. The findings may not apply to patients with lower literacy. The comprehension assessment was completed after participants had already seen the decision aid by email. Only three participants were tested on the questions alone, so the high scores may not show what a new user would achieve. The paper reports development and pilot testing only. The randomized trial comparing the decision aid with web information was not reported, so it cannot show effects on choice, conflict, regret, or time.

The CHARM study was funded by NHGRI. The supplied text does not report author competing interests.

Do not read this as evidence that the decision aid improves informed choices or reduces decisional conflict. It was pilot tested for acceptability and comprehension in 11 mostly highly educated participants, and the randomized trial was not reported here.