Table 7.
Preferred Methods of Receiving Information Across Domains by First-Ranked Preference for Caregivers
| Rank | Medical | Practical | Physical | Social | Emotional | Spiritual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One-on-one counseling (46.7%) | One-on-one counseling (42.5%) | One-on-one counseling (43.2%) | One-on-one counseling (38.5%) | One-on-one counseling (31.3%) | Pamphlets (33.3%) |
| 2 | Pamphlets (21.3%) | Pamphlets (21.9%) | Pamphlets (23.0%) | Pamphlets (29.2%) | Pamphlets (26.6%) | One-on-one counseling (23.5%) |
| 3 | Websites (14.7%) | Websites (19.2%) | Websites (17.6%) | Websites (18.5%) | Websites (23.4%) | Websites (19.6%) |
| 4 | Online videos (6.7%) | Online videos (5.5%) | Online videos (5.4%) | Support groups (4.6%) | Online videos (4.7%) | Online videos (9.8%) |
| 5 | Other (4.0%) | Other (4.1%) | Other (4.1%) | Online videos (3.1%) | Support groups (4.7%) | Online forums/ message boards (3.9%) |
| 6 | DVDs (2.7%) | DVDs (2.7%) | Support groups (2.7%) | Other (3.1%) | Books (3.1%) | Other (3.9%) |
| 7 | Support groups (2.7%) | Books (1.4%) | Books (1.4%) | Books (1.5%) | DVDs (3.1%) | Books (2.0%) |
| 8 | Books (1.3%) | Online forums/message boards (1.4%) | DVDs (1.4%) | DVDs (1.5%) | Other (3.1%) | DVDs (2.0%) |
| 9 | Support groups (1.4%) | Online forums/ message boards (1.4%) | Support groups (2.0%) |
Proportions may not add up to 100% due to non-respondents and unclear or uncategorizable responses, which were excluded.
Where modalities are tied in terms of proportion of respondents selecting as first-ranked preference, they have been placed together. Therefore, number of ranks per informational domain may appear to vary.