Table 3.
Responses to statements with ‘not applicable’ option
| Attitude statement | Strongly agree/ agree, n (valid %) | Neither agree nor disagree, n (valid %) | Disagree/ strongly disagree, n (valid %) | Missing, n/375 (%) | Not applicable, n/375 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I want to make decisions about surgery | 220 (67.5) | 42 (12.9) | 64 (19.6) | 5 (1.3) | 44 (11.7) |
| There was no choice about surgery | 204 (65.6) | 27 (8.7) | 80 (25.7) | 9 (2.4) | 55 (14.7) |
| I want to make decisions about chemotherapy | 201 (62.6) | 46 (14.3) | 74 (23.1) | 6 (1.6) | 48 (12.8) |
| There was no choice about chemotherapy | 126 (43.4) | 23 (7.9) | 141 (48.6) | 10 (2.7) | 75 (20.0) |
| I want to make decisions about radiotherapy | 109 (54.5) | 39 (19.5) | 52 (26.0) | 10 (2.7) | 165 (44.0) |
| There was no choice about radiotherapy | 90 (45.2) | 35 (17.6) | 74 (37.2) | 10 (2.7) | 166 (44.3) |