Table 2.
Reaction to lack of reimbursement for amyloid imaging in the clinic (% represents positive responses unless otherwise noted)
| PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| % of Patients (n=87) |
% of Caregivers (n=236) |
P-value | |
| POSITIVE (IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 57.5 | 63.1 | 0.58 |
| POSITIVE (EMOTIONALLY CHARGED) | 33.3 | 25.8 | |
| NEUTRAL | 8.0 | 8.9 | |
| NEGATIVE (NOT IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| EARLY-ONSET AND LATE-ONSET: | |||
| % of Early-onset (n=215) | % of Late-onset (n=270) | P-value | |
| POSITIVE (IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 62.8 | 62.2 | 0.14 |
| POSITIVE (EMOTIONALLY CHARGED) | 28.4 | 23.0 | |
| NEUTRAL | 7.0 | 13.0 | |
| NEGATIVE (NOT IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| URBAN AND RURAL: | |||
| % of Urban (n=446) | % of Rural (n=59) | P-value | |
| POSITIVE (IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 63.5 | 64.4 | 0.41 |
| POSITIVE (EMOTIONALLY CHARGED) | 25.6 | 18.6 | |
| NEUTRAL | 9.4 | 13.6 | |
| NEGATIVE (NOT IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| U.S. REGIONS: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Northeast (n=83) |
% of Midwest (n=114) |
% of South (n=182) |
% of West (n=119) |
P-value | |
| POSITIVE (IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 63.9 | 66.7 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 0.95 |
| POSITIVE (EMOTIONALLY CHARGED) | 22.9 | 23.7 | 25.8 | 23.5 | |
| NEUTRAL | 12.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 12.6 | |
| NEGATIVE (NOT IN FAVOR OF AMYLOID IMAGING) | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | |