Table 6.

Ratings of importance of information for a treatment and difficulty gathering information from patients (N=18).

Relevant topics for a treatment	Importance, n (%)a					Difficulty, n (%)
	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Symptoms	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	16 (89)	1 (6)	2 (11)	5 (28)	5 (28)	3 (17)
Doubts about the disease	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (11)	3 (17)	11 (61)	0 (0)	2 (11)	9 (50)	3 (17)	2 (11)
Fears about medication or treatment stages	1 (6)	0 (0)	2 (11)	5 (28)	8 (44)	1 (6)	3 (17)	8 (44)	2 (11)	2 (11)
Physical reactions	1 (6)	0 (0)	1 (6)	4 (22)	10 (56)	0 (0)	3 (17)	6 (33)	3 (17)	3 (17)
Psychological reactions	0 (0)	1 (6)	1 (6)	4 (22)	10 (56)	0 (0)	3 (17)	9 (50)	2 (11)	1 (6)
Previous diseases	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (11)	5 (28)	9 (50)	0 (0)	3 (17)	4 (22)	5 (28)	3 (17)
Treatments already undertaken	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (17)	7 (39)	6 (33)	0 (0)	4 (22)	5 (28)	2 (11)	4 (22)
Routines, hobbies, and information on private life	0 (0)	1 (6)	6 (33)	3 (17)	6 (33)	1 (6)	5 (28)	7 (39)	0 (0)	2 (11)
Religious beliefs and superstitions	1 (6)	1 (6)	9 (50)	3 (17)	2 (11)	1 (6)	2 (11)	8 (44)	2 (11)	1 (6)
Details about work (eg, location, infrastructure, and level of violence)	0 (0)	0 (0)	9 (50)	2 (11)	5 (28)	0 (0)	6 (33)	7 (39)	2 (11)	0 (0)
Details about residence (eg, location, infrastructure, basic sanitation, transportation, and level of violence)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8 (44)	3 (17)	5 (28)	1 (6)	6 (33)	7 (39)	1 (6)	0 (0)
Educational and cultural background	1 (6)	2 (11)	7 (39)	1 (6)	5 (28)	0 (0)	2 (11)	8 (44)	2 (11)	3 (17)
Other	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	4 (22)	0 (0)	2 (11)	2 (11)	0 (0)	0 (0)

^a1=Not important, 2=somewhat important, 3=important, 4=very important, 5=extremely important.

^b1=Difficult, 2=somewhat easy, 3=easy, 4=very easy, 5=extremely easy.