Table 2 Selected knowledge items and responses (of 12 total items)
Question and possible responses (correct response in italics)* | Number with this response, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Patients | Providers | Controls | |||
N | 352 | Â | 89 | Â | 35 | Â |
How much would waiting 4Â weeks to make a decision about chemotherapy and hormone therapy affect chances of survival? | ||||||
 A lot | 36 | (10.2) | 0 | (0) | 6 | (17) |
 Somewhat | 54 | (15.3) | 5 | (6) | 14 | (40) |
 A little or not at all | 215 | (61.1) | 81 | (91) | 13 | (37) |
 I am not sure | 40 | (11.4) | 1 | (1) | 2 | (6) |
 Missing | 7 | (2.0) | 1 | (1) | 0 | (0) |
Without chemotherapy or hormone therapy, about how many women with early stage breast cancer will eventually die of breast cancer? | ||||||
 More than half | 52 | (14.8) | 5 | (6) | 14 | (40) |
 About half | 44 | (12.5) | 7 | (8) | 7 | (20) |
 Less than half | 105 | (29.8) | 70 | (79) | 10 | (29) |
 I am not sure | 144 | (40.9) | 3 | (3) | 4 | (11) |
 Missing | 7 | (2.0) | 4 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
Without chemotherapy or hormone therapy, about how many women with early stage breast cancer will be cancer free in ten years? | ||||||
 More than half | 77 | (21.9) | 48 | (54) | 4 | (11) |
 About half | 44 | (12.5) | 15 | (17) | 3 | (9) |
 Less than half | 76 | (21.6) | 18 | (20) | 21 | (60) |
 I’m not sure | 146 | (41.5) | 4 | (4) | 7 | (20) |
 Missing | 8 | (2.3) | 4 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
Out of 100 women who have chemotherapy, how many will have a serious side effect, such as another cancer or serious heart problem? | ||||||
 Fewer than 5 | 70 | (19.9) | 59 | (66) | 5 | (14) |
 5 to 10 | 63 | (17.9) | 15 | (17) | 12 | (34) |
 11 to 20 | 23 | (6.5) | 4 | (4) | 7 | (20) |
 More than 20 | 18 | (5.1) | 1 | (1) | 4 | (11) |
 I am not sure | 166 | (47.2) | 7 | (8) | 7 | (20) |
 Missing | 10 | (2.8) | 3 | (3) | 0 | (0) |
If 100 women with early breast cancer did not have chemotherapy or hormone therapy, how many would be cancer free in 10Â years? (___ write in number) | ||||||
 Answer less than 60 | 139 | (39.5) | 18 | (20) | 28 | (80) |
 Answer within 60–90 range | 79 | (22.4) | 31 | (35) | 1 | (3) |
 Answer greater than 90 | 13 | (3.7) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
 Not sure | 115 | (32.7) | 15 | (17) | 6 | (17) |
 Missing | 6 | (1.7) | 25 | (28) | 0 | (0) |
Total knowledge score, mean (SD) | 40 | (21.0) | 71 | (17) | 29 | (16) |