Table 2 Factors contributing to information needs and information seeking
From: Challenges in multidisciplinary cancer care among general surgeons in Canada
Factor | Degree of uncertainty | Uncertainty triggers information seeking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % |
Resource availability (human/technologic) | 99 | 60.4 | 111 | 73.0 |
Comorbid conditions | 93 | 56.4 | 122 | 77.7 |
Patient factors such as age or physiology | 86 | 51.8 | 107 | 68.6 |
Evidence, unaware, lacking or conflicting | 74 | 45.7 | 134 | 86.5 |
Tumour stage | 64 | 38.6 | 130 | 84.4 |
Patient safety | 60 | 36.8 | 113 | 73.9 |
Chemotherapy or radiotherapy | 59 | 35.8 | 146 | 92.4 |
Patient preferences | 56 | 33.7 | 88 | 58.3 |
Ethical issues | 42 | 25.8 | 105 | 68.6 |
Pathology | 40 | 23.8 | 145 | 92.9 |
Legal issues | 35 | 21.2 | 104 | 68.9 |
Surgery | 21 | 12.7 | 132 | 87.4 |