Strengths and limitations
Some limitations need to be taken in account when assessing the findings
of this study. Since our General Practice resides within an university
setting, our sample consisted of higher educated women, making the
e-tool firstly suited to be used by that population. We do argue though
that we think that women with a lower educational level could profit
from the e-tool as well. Further research should demonstrate this
(including various ethnic minorities), after language improvements for
the whole public.
The IPDAS quality criteria are developed for both developers as well as
for users of decision aids.13 Some criteria mentioned
in the IPDAS implicate deep understanding and knowledge of the
decision-making processes. Therefore, in this study, the criteria that
were understandable and applicable for the users were selected. (see
also appendix 2)