Table 3.
Medicala | Mass Mediab | Non-medical Interpersonalc | the Internet | |||||
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Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | Odds Ratio | |
Treatment | 1.17*** | 1.09** | 1.20*** | 1.14*** | 1.11*** | 1.02 | 1.43*** | 1.39*** |
Options | (1.11-1.23) | (1.03-1.15) | (1.15-1.25) | (1.09-1.19) | (1.07-1.16) | (0.98-1.07) | (1.37-1.50) | (1.31-1.46) |
N=1,848 | N=1,878 | N=1,848 | N=1,878 | N=1,848 | N=1,878 | N=1,848 | N=1,878 | |
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1.06** | 1.03 | 1.07** | 1.04 | 1.06** | 1.04 | 1.35*** | 1.29*** | |
Quality of Life | (1.01-1.10) | (0.98-1.07) | (1.02-1.11) | (0.99-1.09) | (1.02-1.11) | (.99-1.09) | (1.28-1.43) | (1.21-1.38) |
N=1,889 | N=1,914 | N=1,889 | N=1,914 | N=1,889 | N=1,914 | N=1,889 | N=1,914 |
Notes: The results are based on the imputed, weighted sample. The numbers in parentheses represent 95% confidence intervals for odds ratios.
* p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001.
Adjusted Odds Ratios for Education in Treatment controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, self-rated health, and preference for active participation. Adjusted Odds Ratios for Education in Quality of Life controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, and self-rated health.
Medical sources include my treating doctors, other doctors, and health professionals.
Mass media include television, radio, books, brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines.
Non-medical interpersonal sources include family members, friends, coworkers, other cancer patients, support groups, and telephone hotlines.