Table 2 Responses to survey questions about online educational material
From: Fertility patients’ use and perceptions of online fertility educational material
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Questions for those who viewed online material (n = 106) | |
Where did you go to find the online material? | |
• Clinic website | 114/119 (95.8) |
• Twitter account | 3/119 (2.5) |
• Facebook account | 2/119 (1.7) |
Did you find the information helpful? | |
• Very helpful | 85/116 (73.3) |
• Somewhat helpful | 30/116 (25.9) |
• Not helpful | 1/116 (0.9) |
Was the length of the information appropriate? | |
• Too long | 7/102 (6.9) |
• Perfect length | 93/102 (91.2) |
• Not long enough | 2/102 (2.0) |
Was the information easy to read? | |
• Very easy | 31/107 (29.0) |
• Easy | 73/107 (68.2) |
• Somewhat confusing | 3/107 (2.8) |
• Very confusing | 0/107 (0) |
Which educational material did you look at? | |
• Text | 23/109 (21.1) |
• Videos | 56/109 (51.4) |
• Text and Videos | 30/109 (27.5) |
Did reading material online before this appointment better prepare you for making fertility decisions today? | |
• Yes | 73/108 (67.6) |
• No | 19/108 (17.6) |
• Unsure | 16/108 (14.8) |
Questions for all survey respondents (n = 251) | |
Which format do you prefer for online educational material? | |
• Text | 43/186 (23.1) |
• Videos | 122/186 (65.6) |
• Text and videos | 21/186 (11.3) |
Would you like us to post more educational information online? | |
• Yes | 127/177 (71.8) |
• No | 7/177 (4.0) |
• Unsure | 43/177 (24.3) |
Provide suggestions of topics that you would like to see online | |
• Other general fertility topics | 6/28 (21.4) |
• Donor gametes and adoption | 2/28 (7.1) |
• Emotional support and counseling | 2/28 (7.1) |
• How-to videos and interactive process-related videos | 3/28 (10.7) |
• Risks of fertility treatment and pregnancy | 2/28 (7.1) |
• Patient stories | 3/28 (10.7) |
• Not sure | 3/28 (10.7) |
• Other | 7/28 (25.0) |