Table 3.
Studies 1-3: Number of patients endorsing reasons for willingness/unwillingness to wear the sensor every weekend for 9 months.
| Reasons for willingness/unwillingness to wear the sensor for 9 monthsa | Would wear sensor, n (%) | Would not wear sensor, n (%) | ||||||||
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True | False | True | False | ||||||
| Study 1 (n=138)b | ||||||||||
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The technology of the patch sounds interesting. | 92 (87.6) | 13 (12.4) | —c | — | |||||
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Wearing the patch would have reminded me to do my swallowing exercises. | 75 (77.3) | 22 (22.7) | — | — | |||||
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I wanted to help with MD Anderson’s research. | 108 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | — | — | |||||
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My skin was still sensitive during that time. | — | — | 11 (50) | 11 (50) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to put on and take off the patch every weekend. | — | — | 14 (63.6) | 8 (36.4) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to wear the patch for 9 months. | — | — | 19 (86.4) | 3 (13.6) | |||||
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I would feel uncomfortable if people noticed the patch and ask me questions or wanted to talk about it. | — | — | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | |||||
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I was being asked to participate in too many studies. | — | — | 1 (5.3) | 18 (94.7) | |||||
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It would have added to my daily responsibilities. | — | — | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | |||||
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It would have been a reminder of my cancer treatment. | — | — | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70) | |||||
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I would not be able to see my data from the patch. | — | — | 6 (28.6) | 14 (71.4) | |||||
| Study 2 (n=14)d | ||||||||||
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The technology of the patch sounds interesting. | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | — | — | |||||
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Wearing the patch would have reminded me to do my swallowing exercises. | 10 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | |||||
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I wanted to help with MD Anderson’s research. | 10 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | |||||
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My skin was still sensitive during that time. | — | — | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to put on and take off the patch every weekend. | — | — | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to wear the patch for 9 months. | — | — | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | |||||
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I would feel uncomfortable if people noticed the patch and ask me questions or wanted to talk about it. | — | — | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |||||
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I was being asked to participate in too many studies. | — | — | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |||||
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It would have added to my daily responsibilities. | — | — | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | |||||
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It would have been a reminder of my cancer treatment. | — | — | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |||||
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I would not be able to see my data from the patch. | — | — | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |||||
| Study 3 (n=14)e | ||||||||||
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The technology of the patch sounds interesting. | 12 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | |||||
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Wearing the patch would have reminded me to do my swallowing exercises. | 12 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | |||||
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I wanted to help with MD Anderson’s research. | 12 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | |||||
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My skin was still sensitive during that time. | — | — | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to put on and take off the patch every weekend. | — | — | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||||
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I wouldn’t want to wear the patch for 9 months. | — | — | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |||||
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I would feel uncomfortable if people noticed the patch and ask me questions or wanted to talk about it. | — | — | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |||||
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I was being asked to participate in too many studies. | — | — | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||||
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It would have added to my daily responsibilities. | — | — | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | |||||
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It would have been a reminder of my cancer treatment. | — | — | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||||
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I would not be able to see my data from the patch. | — | — | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |||||
aParticipants were asked the following question “Which of the following reasons would motivate you to wear the sensor every weekend for 9 months after radiation?”
bIn study 1, 155 (83.5%) participants indicated that they would wear the sensor, while 23 (16.5%) participants indicated that they would not wear it.
cNot applicable.
dIn study 2, 10 (71.4%) participants indicated that they would wear the sensor, while 4 (28.5%) participants indicated that they would not wear it.
eIn study 3, 12 (85.7%) participants indicated that they would wear the sensor, while 2 (14.3%) participants indicated that they would not wear it.