Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and time for completion of questionnaires of the two groups of prostate cancer patients
|
Paper/Touch-screen |
Touch-screen/Paper |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 49) | (n = 50) | p -value | |
| Age (year) (N (%)) |
|
|
|
| <= 65 |
12 (24.5) |
13 (26.0) |
0.778b |
| 66-70 |
11 (22.5) |
14 (28.0) |
|
| 71-75 |
12 (24.5) |
13 (26.0) |
|
| > 75 |
14 (28.5) |
10 (20.0) |
|
| Mean (SD) |
70.1 (7.6) |
69.0 (8.1) |
0.463a |
| Education level (N (%)) |
|
|
0.701b |
| College or above |
14 (29.8) |
13 (26.0) |
|
| Senior high |
11 (23.3) |
15 (30.0) |
|
| Junior high |
11 (21.4) |
7 (14.0) |
|
| Primary school or less |
12 (25.5) |
15 (30.0) |
|
| Previous experience using computers (N (%)) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
10 (20.4) |
9 (18.0) |
0.837b |
| No |
39 (79.6) |
41 (82.0) |
|
| Time for completion of questionnaires (min)d |
|
|
|
| Paper version (Mean (Range)) |
17.9 (5.0 ~ 39.0) |
14.7 (6.0 ~ 31.0) |
0.022a |
| Touch-screen version (Mean (Range)) |
15.7 (5.0 ~ 30.0) |
20.5 (9.0 ~ 41.0) |
0.002a |
| p-value | 0.516c | <0.001c |
ap-value was evaluated by Independent t-test.
bp-value was evaluated by Chi-square test.
cp-value was evaluated by Paired t-test.
dTime for completion of the two questionnaire modes by four questionnaires, including the EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-PR25, IIEF-5 (International Index of Erectile Function), and IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score).