Table 2.
Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics by Intent to Discuss Internet Information
| Characteristic | Intent to Discuss (n = 19) |
Others (n = 497)* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Age, years | ||||
| Mean | 53.8 | 58.3 | ||
| SD | 10.2 | 13.1 | ||
| Race | ||||
| White | 17 | 89.5 | 391 | 78.7 |
| African American | 2 | 10.5 | 51 | 10.3 |
| Latino/Hispanic | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 |
| Unknown/other | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Disease stage | ||||
| I | 12 | 63.2 | 221 | 44.5 |
| II | 3 | 15.8 | 127 | 25.6 |
| III | 1 | 5.3 | 43 | 8.7 |
| IV | 3 | 15.8 | 106 | 21.3 |
| Recurrent disease | 3 | 15.8 | 55 | 11.1 |
| Time since diagnosis, years | ||||
| Mean | 4.0 | 4.2 | ||
| SD | 5.8 | 6.1 | ||
| Type of visit | ||||
| Follow-up | 11 | 57.9 | 324 | 65.2 |
| New visit | 8 | 42.1 | 173 | 34.8 |
| Physician | ||||
| Surgeon | 5 | 26.3 | 162 | 32.6 |
| Medical oncologist | 14 | 73.7 | 335 | 67.4 |
| No. of visits with this physician | ||||
| Mean | 10.3 | 10.5 | ||
| SD | 16.7 | 16.6 | ||
| Time since first visit, years | ||||
| Mean | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| SD | 2.5 | 5.0 | ||
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
*
Excluding those who had read in the past month but did not consent.