Table 4.

The Moderating Role of Motivation in the Associations between Education and Treatment Information Seeking

	Medicala		Mass Mediab		Non-medical Interpersonalc		the Internet
	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted
	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio
Preference for Active Participation	1.43***	1.25*	1.30***	1.09	1.42***	1.23**	1.63***	1.28**
	(1.21-1.68)	(1.04-1.49)	(1.14-1.47)	(0.94-1.25)	(1.25-1.62)	(1.07-1.41)	(1.43-1.86)	(1.09-1.51)
	N=1,797	N=1,878	N=1,797	N=1,878	N=1,797	N=1,878	N=1,797	N=1,878
Education × Preference for Active Participation	-	1.08	-	1.10	-	1.09	-	.96
		(.93-1.26)		(.98-1.23)		(.97-1.22)		(.83-1.10)
	-	N=1,878	-	N=1,878	-	N=1,878	-	N=1,878

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 Preference for Active Participation controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, self-rated health, and education. Adjusted Odds Ratios for the interaction between education and preference for active participation controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, self-rated health, education, and preference for active participation.

^aMedical sources include my treating doctors, other doctors, and health professionals.

^bMass media include television, radio, books, brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines.

^cNon-medical interpersonal sources include family members, friends, coworkers, other cancer patients, support groups, and telephone hotlines.