Questionnaires
| QPS | QL | ||||||
| M | (SD) | 95% CI | M | (SD) | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| Satisfaction with information | |||||||
| Questions asked * | 3.67 | (0.79) | 3.5 to 3.8 | 4.06 | (0.82) | 3.9 to 4.2 | <0.01 |
| Oncologist’s answers * | 4.31 | (0.65) | 4.2 to 4.4 | 4.50 | (0.63) | 4.4 to 4.6 | <0.05 |
| More information * | 1.98 | (1.00) | 1.8 to 2.1 | 2.29 | (1.22) | 2.0 to 2.5 | <0.05 |
| Satisfaction With Decision | 26.50 | (3.57) | 25.9 to 27.1 | 27.18 | (3.13) | 26.6 to 27.7 | 0.11 |
| Anxiety | |||||||
| Prior to the consultation | 2.38 | (0.57) | 2.3 to 2.5 | 2.45 | (0.62) | 2.3 to 2.5 | 0.33 |
| After the consultation | 1.94 | (0.64) | 1.8 to 2.0 | 1.94 | (0.63) | 1.8 to 2.0 | 0.94 |
| STAI-DIFF† | 0.46 | (0.66) | 0.3 to 0.6 | 0.50 | (0.67) | 0.4 to 0.6 | 0.62 |
*Mean score of ‘How much do you feel the need for further information?’
* Mean score of ‘How much have you been able to ask those questions you had previously selected on the QPS?/ written in the QL?’
* Mean score of ‘How much did the oncologist answer in a clear and comprehensive way?’
†The STAI-DIFF was usually calculated on total score, here we report the mean score
M, mean; QL, question list; QPS, question prompt sheet; STAI–DIFF: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory–Difference.