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Table 2 Comparison of Psychosocial and Satisfaction Outcomes in Control and Intervention Patients

From: Feasibility and perception of a question prompt list in outpatient cancer care

 

Control Patients (n = 30) No. Endorsing/No. Answered (%)

Intervention Patients (n = 60) No. Endorsing/No. Answered (%)

Clinician confidence in knowing patient’s preferences regarding clinical decisions to be madea

10/30 (33%)

28/59 (47%)

GAD-7 Anxiety

 Score > 10 indicating significant likelihood of anxiety disorder

3/27 (11%)

3/46 (7%)

 Median Score (range)

4 (0–20)

2 (0–14)

PROMIS Short Form

 Mean (SD) Physical Health T-Score

46.04 (9.48)

47.64 (8.3)

 Mean (SD) Mental Health T-Score

54.0 (8.56)

53.28 (6.97)

Patient Satisfaction (PSQ-18 subscale score > 4 indicating agreement or strong agreement that the patient was satisfied with the particular domain)

 General Satisfaction

18/27 (67%)

28/44 (64%)

 Technical Quality

18/27 (67%)

30/43 (70%)

 Interpersonal Manner

15/27 (56%)

31/45 (69%)

 Communication

17/27 (63%)

28/45 (62%)

 Financial Aspects

16/27 (59%)

21/43 (49%)

 Time Spent with Doctor

15/26 (58%)

22/45 (49%)

Trust in Physician Scale

 Median Score (range)

70.45 (54.55–77.27)

70.45 (29.55–81.82)

Discussed Cancer with PCP

20/26 (77%)

25/45 (56%)

Uncertainty About Cancer Care

5/27 (19%)

3/42 (7%)

  1. aResponse options: very confident, somewhat confident, confident, not confident, very unsure; responses of confident, somewhat confident, or very confident counted as “endorsed”