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. 2019 Mar 14;21(3):e10348. doi: 10.2196/10348

Table 2.

Decision making related to cancer treating hospital and early-phase clinical trial enrollment among cancer-related internet users in an early drug development clinic.

Questionnaire item Overall (N=179), n (%) Millennials or Generation X/Y (n=49), n (%) Baby Boomers (n=89), n (%) Greatest or Silent (n=41), n (%)
How did you decide where to get your cancer care?

Reputation of cancer care organization/hospital 112/174 (64) 35/48 (73) 47/85 (55) 30/41 (73)

Physician recommendation 111/174 (64) 30/48 (63) 57/85 (67) 24/41 (59)

Family or friend recommendation 42/174 (24) 12/48 (25) 19/85 (22) 11/41 (27)
Did the information on the Internet influence your decision to come to the treating hospital?

No, not at all 99/171 (58) 21/48 (44) 53/83 (64) 25/40 (63)

Yes, absolutely 45/171 (26) 14/48 (29) 22/83 (27) 9/40 (23)

Yes, somewhat 27/171 (16) 13/48 (27) 8/83 (10) 6/40 (15)
Did the information on the Internet influence your decision to come to the Phase I clinic at the treating hospital?

No, not at all 134/165 (81) 38/47 (81) 63/81 (78) 33/37 (89)

Yes, somewhat 15/165 (9) 4/47 (9) 8/81 (10) 1/37 (3)

Yes, absolutely 16/165 (10) 5/47 (11) 10/81 (12) 3/37 (8)
Did the information on the Internet influence your decision to enroll on a Phase I clinical trial?

No, not at all 129/160 (81) 35/45 (78) 62/79 (79) 32/36 (89)

Yes, somewhat 14/160 (9) 4/45 (9) 9/79 (11) 2/36 (6)

Yes, absolutely 17/160 (11) 6/45 (13) 8/79 (10) 2/36 (6)
How did you decide which clinical trial physician to use?

Referring physician recommendation 149/168 (89) 44/47 (94) 71/83 (86) 34/38 (90)

Assigned by the treating hospital 15/168 (9) 1/47 (2) 10/83 (12) 4/38 (11)

Family or friend recommendation 6/168 (4) 3/47 (6) 1/83 (1) 2/38 (5)

Internet 4/164 (2) 1/47 (2) 4/83 (5) 1/38 (3)