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) | |