Table 2.

Purchasing nonprescription health care products prior to ovarian cancer diagnosis and clinical influences to buy (n=59).

Variable				Values
Health care product types purchased in response to the health problems of ovarian cancer prior to diagnosis, mean (SD)				3.88 (2.13)
Health care product types purchased, n (%)
	Pain relief product			38 (64)
	Trapped wind product			32 (54)
	Irritable bowel syndrome products			23 (39)
	Incontinence or period products			23 (39)
	Constipation product			19 (32)
	Vitamins			19 (32)
	Wheat bags, heat pads, or hot water bottles			17 (29)
	Gut health products			16 (27)
	Pain relief with codeine			15 (25)
	Under eye cream and concealer products			13 (22)
	Diarrhea product			9 (15)
	Cystitis relief products			5 (8)
Purchasing of health care products before the health problems of ovarian cancer, n (%)
	Pain relief
		Never or rarely	24 (41)
		Sometimes	16 (27)
		Often or always	16 (27)
	Abdominal products
		Never or rarely	45 (76)
		Sometimes	6 (10)
		Often or always	5 (8)
	Vitamins/supplement products
		Never or rarely	38 (64)
		Sometimes	11 (19)
		Often or always	6 (10)
Purchased health care products because they suspected they had a specific condition that was not ovarian cancer, n (%)				44 (75)
Condition other than ovarian cancer, n (%)
	Diarrhea			25 (42)
	Indigestion problems such as stomachache			25 (42)
	Constipation			25 (42)
	Heartburn			25 (42)
Purchased health care products because their doctor thought their health problems were due to a condition other than ovarian cancer, n (%)				30 (51)
Conditions frequently suspected by doctors, n (%)
	Irritable bowel syndrome			10 (17)
	Diverticulitis			4 (7)
	Menopause			4 (7)
	Constipation			4 (7)
Prescribed medication because their doctor thought health problems were due to a condition other than ovarian cancer, n (%)				24 (41)
Prescriptions frequently given by doctors, n (%)
	Irritable bowel syndrome medication			5 (8)
	Laxatives			5 (8)
	Antibiotics			4 (7)
	Medication for reflex			4 (7)