Table 3.
Univariate comparisons of provider comfort and associated factorsa by reporter and banking outcome among 99 adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer
| Collection Attempt | Sperm Banking Completion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients |
No Attempt | Attempt | No Bank | Banked | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Discussion Comfort Factors | |||||
| Comfort Discussing Treatment Effect on Fertility | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.9 (1.8) | 3.2 (2.0) | 4.4 (1.4)*** | 3.5 (1.9) | 4.3 (1.5)* |
| Provider Report | 4.5 (0.6) | 4.5 (0.6) | 4.6 (0.6) | 4.5 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.5) |
| Comfort Discussing Process of Banking | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.9 (1.7) | 3.6 (2.0) | 4.1 (1.6) | 3.9 (1.8) | 4.0 (1.7) |
| Provider Report | 4.2 (0.9) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.3 (0.8) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.4 (0.8)* |
| Confidence Predicting Treatment Effects on Fertility | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.0 (1.8) | 2.5 (2.0) | 3.3 (1.6)* | 2.7 (1.9) | 3.3 (1.7) |
| Provider Report | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.1) |
| Knowledgeable about Treatment Effects on Fertility | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.8 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.7) | 4.1 (1.5)** | 3.5 (1.6) | 4.1 (1.7) |
| Provider Report | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.8) | 4.3 (0.8) |
| Directly Recommend For/Against Banking | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.6 (1.8) | 2.9 (1.9) | 4.1 (1.6)*** | 3.2 (1.9) | 4.0 (1.7)* |
| Provider Report | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.2)* | 2.7 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.3)* |
| Discuss Pros/Cons of Banking | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.4 (2.1) | 2.6 (2.2) | 4.0 (1.8)** | 3.0 (2.1) | 3.8 (2.0)* |
| Provider Report | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.0) |
| Advise Banking with Firm Conviction | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 3.4 (1.7) | 2.8 (1.9) | 3.7 (1.6)* | 3.3 (1.9) | 3.5 (1.7) |
| Provider Report | 3.0 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.0)** |
| Comfort Negotiating Barriers to Banking with Families | |||||
| Provider Report | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.9 (0.9)*** | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.9 (0.9)** |
| Other Related Factors | |||||
| Provider Estimate of Fertility Risk | |||||
| Provider Report | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.7)*** | 1.8 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.7)*** |
| Adolescent Report | 1.6 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.6) |
| Medical Cues to Action | |||||
| Adolescent Report | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.6 (1.2)*** | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.6 (1.2)** |
SD = standard deviation.
a
Only factors which significantly differentiate outcomes are included in table.
***
p<0.01,
**
p<0.05,
*
p<0.10