Table 3.
Participants’ Perceptions of Program Structure and Value of Program to Themselves and Others (N=86 patient-spouse dyads)
| Items | Patients % (N) | Spouses % (N) |
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| Satisfaction with… | ||
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| Program Structure | ||
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| 9. Number of home visits (all received three) | ||
| Number of visits about right | 85% (73) | 74% (64) |
| Would like fewer visits | 12% (10) | 19%(16) |
| Would like more visits | 3% (3) | 7% (6) |
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| 10. Number of phone contacts (all received two) | ||
| Number of phone calls about right | 89% (77) | 88% (76) |
| Would like fewer phone calls | 6% (5) | 8% (7) |
| Would like more phone calls | 5%(4) | 4% (3) |
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| 11. Did FOCUS duplicate anything from cancer center staff? | ||
| No | 75% (65) | 74% (64) |
| Yes | 25% (21) | 26% (22) |
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| Help to self and others | ||
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| 12. Did FOCUS program help you cope with the cancer diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment experiences? | ||
| No | 11% (9) | 9% (8) |
| Not sure | 18%(16) | 18% (15) |
| Yes | 71% (61) | 73% (63) |
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| 13. Would you recommend FOCUS program to another couple facing prostate cancer? | ||
| No | 1% (1) | 0% (0) |
| Not sure | 9% (8) | 15%(13) |
| Yes | 90% (77) | 85% (73) |
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| Perceived Need for Intervention | ||
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| 14. Now that you have finished the FOCUS Program, how much do you feel you needed to talk about the topics brought up by the FOCUS nurse? | M=2.9 (SD=1.4) | M=3.1 (SD=1.4) |