Table 6.
Comparison of recollection and perception of risks, by motivation and doctor status.
| Motivation | Doctor Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responses (N/%) | Direct personal benefit N= 54a | Altruism/dual N= 35 a | Own doctor N= 39 a | Other N= 49 a |
| What do you recall about the main risks of the surgery and [the study intervention]?b | ||||
| No, does not identify at least one risk of the procedure. | 2 (3.7) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (2.6) | 4 (8.2) |
| Identifies at least one risk for BOTH surgery and [study intervention]. | 32 (59.3) | 20 (57.1) | 22 (56.4) | 30 (61.2) |
| Identifies presence of risks for SURGERY ONLY | 17 (31.5) | 8 (22.9) | 14 (35.9) | 11 (22.4) |
| Identifies presence of risks for [study intervention] ONLY | 3 (5.6) | 4 (11.4) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (8.2) |
| Realistically, what do you think the chances are of your experiencing one or more adverse events?c | ||||
| No chance at all | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) |
| Very low chance | 31 (59.6) | 27 (79.4) | 30 (81.1) | 27 (57.4) |
| Modest chance | 12 (23.1) | 2 (5.9) | 5 (13.5) | 9 (19.1) |
| Good chance | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Very good chance | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) |
| Tried not to think about it | 4 (7.7) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (8.5) |
| Other | 5 (9.6) | 2 (5.9) | 2 (5.4) | 5 (10.6) |
a
Denominator varies because of missing data for some questions.
b
Fisher’s exact test (identifies risks in both surgery and experimental treatment vs. all other responses): direct personal benefit vs. altruism/dual, p=1.0; own doctor vs other, p=0.67.
c
Fisher’s exact test (no/very low chance vs. all other responses): direct personal benefit vs. altruism/dual, p=0.03; own doctor vs. other, p=0.06.