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Table 5 Results on the patient experience survey and HADS

From: Men’s perception of information and psychological distress in the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer: a comparative mixed methods study

 

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

 

N

OR

95% CI

P

N

OR

95% CI

P

Did you find that your GP gave you satisfactory information about what was going to happen related to the diagnostic evaluation of possible prostate cancer?

244

2.45

1.54—3.90

 < 0.001*

221

2.61

1.59—4.28

 < 0.001*

In your opinion, were you given the information you needed regarding the examination and how it would be done?

248

1.87

1.15—3.05

0.011*

224

1.85

1.10—3.11

0.020*

Did you find that the referring doctor/GP and the hospital cooperated well?

235

0.90

0.47—1.40

0.66

211

0.83

0.49—1.38

0.47

Did you find the waiting time from hospital referral until first attendance acceptable?

250

0.95

0.60—1.51

0.83

226

0.50

0.28—0.89

0.55

Anxiety (HADSb)

245

1.11

0.55—2.25

0.77

222

1.05

0.94—1.17

0.40

Depression (HADSb)

246

1.79

0.57—5.63

0.32

223

1.87

0.58—6.02

0.30

Anxiety and depression (HADSb)

246

1.09

0.44—2.73

0.85

223

1.16

0.45—2.98

0.76

  1. * Wald tests, p-values ≤ 0.05
  2. aAdjusted for age, education and living alone (yes/no)
  3. bHADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale