Table 2. Results of the questionnaire on satisfaction level (patient’s perspective) compared to the study by Goltz et al.(8).
| Study | Study by Goltz et al.(8) 30 days (brachial port) | p value | |||
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| I agree n (%) | I disagree n (%) | I agree n (%) | I disagree n (%) | ||
| Indication and device | |||||
| I know why the catheter was implanted | 32/35 (91.4) | 3/35 (8.6) | - | - | |
| I know how the device works | 24/35 (68.6) | 11/35 (31.4) | 25/25(100.0) | 0/25 (0.0) | 0.002 |
| Implant and comfort aspects | |||||
| Discomfort during the procedure was acceptable | 34/35 (97.1) | 1/35 (2.9) | - | - | |
| I would prefer general to local anesthesia if I were submitted to the procedure again | 2/35 (5.7) | 33/35 (94.3) | - | - | |
| I would prefer repeated peripheral venous punctures to having a port device | 7/35 (20.0) | 28/35 (80.0) | 0/25 (0.0) | 25/25(100.0) | 0.035* |
| The port causes an unpleasant feeling | 7/35 (20.0) | 28/35 (80.0) | 15/25 (60.0) | 10/25 (40.0) | 0.002 |
| The port causes pain | 5/35 (14.3) | 30/35 (85.7) | 6/25 (24.0) | 19/25 (76.0) | 0.338 |
| After a certain period, I did not feel the port any longer | 25/35 (71.4) | 10/35 (28.6) | 15/25 (60.0) | 10/25 (40.0) | 0.355 |
| The injection of large volumes fast is important for me, for instance for contrast-enhanced tests | 10/35 (28.6) | 25/35 (71.4) | 17/25 (68.0) | 8/25 (32.0) | 0.002 |
| The access to the catheter is painful | 15/35 (42.9) | 20/35 (57.1) | 6/25 (24.0) | 19/25 (76.0) | 0.131 |
| Anxiety feelings (“I fear the port...”) | |||||
| Will not work one day | 13/35 (37.1) | 22/35 (62.9) | 13/25 (52.0) | 12/25 (48.0) | 0.252 |
| Will be displaced | 9/35 (25.7) | 26/35 (74.3) | 4/25 (16.0) | 21/25 (84.0) | 0.368 |
| Can be damaged while I play with children | 10/35 (28.6) | 25/35 (71.4) | 6/25 (24.0) | 19/25 (76.0) | 0.693 |
| Can be damaged when someone hugs me | 8/35 (22.9) | 27/35 (77.1) | 5/25 (20.0) | 20/25 (80.0) | 0.791 |
| Can be a source of infection | 13/35 (37.1) | 22/35 (62.9) | 10/25 (40.0) | 15/25 (60.0) | 0.822 |
| Impact on daily life activities (“The catheter disturbs me if...”) | |||||
| I have a shower | 4/35 (11.4) | 31/35 (88.6) | 4/25 (16.0) | 21/25 (84.0) | 0.608 |
| I have a bath in the tub | 3/35 (8.6) | 32/35 (91.4) | 4/25 (16.0) | 21/25 (84.0) | 0.377 |
| I exercise | 3/35 (8.6) | 32/35 (91.4) | 7/25 (28.0) | 18/25 (72.0) | 0.046 |
| I move my arms | 3/35 (8.6) | 32/35 (91.4) | 10/25 (40.0) | 15/25 (60.0) | 0.004 |
| I put on clothes or take them off | 3/35 (8.6) | 32/35 (91.4) | 10/25 (40.0) | 15/25 (60.0) | 0.004 |
| I drive my car (wearing a seat belt) | 2/35 (5.7) | 33/35 (94.3) | 1/25 (4.0) | 24/25 (96.0) | 0.764 |
| I wear bra | 0/35 (0) | 18/35 (51.4) | 0/12 (0.0) | 12/12(100.0) | - |
| I try to seat on a certain position so that the catheter cannot move | 5/35 (14.3) | 30/35 (85.7) | 1/25 (4.0) | 24/25 (96.0) | 0.190 |
| Cosmetic aspects | |||||
| The scar worries me | 4/35 (11.4) | 31/35 (88.6) | 12/25 (48.0) | 13/25 (52.0) | 0.002 |
| General satisfaction | |||||
| I would recommend other people to implant a catheter like mine | 33/35 (94.3) | 2/35 (5.7) | 25/25(100.0) | 0/25 (0.0) | 0.224 |
p value obtained by the χ2 frequencies test. * p value obtained by the Fisher’s exact test.