Table 3 Knowledge: DA sample vs. historical controls
From: Evidence-based patient choice: a prostate cancer decision aid in plain language
| Â | DA sample (N = 60) | Historical controls (No./Total) | Fisher's Exact Test P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of personal pathology results | |||
Knew PSA | 56 (93%) | 160/181 (88%) | 0.34 |
Informed of stage of cancer | 53 (88%) | 178/181 (98%) | 0.00 |
Knew grade of cancer | 57 (95%) | 178/184 (97%) | 0.69 |
Knowledge of treatment options | |||
Knew all of age, grade, stage, health, and PSA are at least somewhat important for treatment decision. | 52 (87%) | 142/184 (77%) | 0.14 |
Believed watchful waiting to be a standard treatment | 52 (87%) | 138/184 (75%) | 0.07 |
Believed external radiation to be a standard treatment | 53 (88%) | 173/184 (94%) | 0.16 |
Believed brachytherapy to be a standard treatment | 47 (78%) | 143/184 (78%) | >0.99 |
Believed surgery to be a standard treatment | 57 (95%) | 177/184 (96%) | 0.71 |
Discussed watchful waiting with physician | 28 (47%) | 72/184 (39%) | 0.36 |
Discussed external radiation with physician | 53 (88%) | 166/184 (90%) | 0.63 |
Discussed brachytherapy with physician | 38 (63%) | 121/184 (66%) | 0.76 |
Discussed surgery with physician | 59 (98%) | 163/184 (89%) | 0.02 |
Knowledge of side effects | |||
Knew surgery associated with incontinence | 59 (98%) | 172/184 (93%) | 0.20 |
Knew surgery associated with impotence | 58 (97%) | 172/184 (93%) | 0.53 |
Knew surgery associated with painful bowel movements | 33 (55%) | 82/184 (45%) | 0.18 |
Knew radiation associated with incontinence | 48 (80%) | 113/184 (61%) | 0.01 |
Knew radiation associated with impotence | 56 (93%) | 145/183 (79%) | 0.01 |
Knew radiation associated with painful bowel movements | 46 (77%) | 118/184 (64%) | 0.08 |