Table 2.
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses of Factors Significantly Associated with Ever Cancer Information Seeking, Active ICS Information Seeking (N = 203), and Passive Acquisition of ICS Information
| Characteristic | Ever Cancer Information Seekera | Active ICS Information Seekerb | Passive ICS Information Acquirerc | |||
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| OR [95% CI] | p Value | OR [95% CI] | p Value | OR [95% CI] | p Value | |
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| Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
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| Marital status | ||||||
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Married/living as married | 2.04 [1.06, 3.94] | .034 | 3.42 [1.26, 9.24] | .016 | 2.08 [0.98, 4.42] | .058 |
| Education status | ||||||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| High | 2.19 [1.04, 4.59] | .039 | 2.46 [0.87, 6.93] | .089 | 2.56 [1.01, 6.46] | .047 |
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| Health literacy | ||||||
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| Health literacy level | ||||||
| Inadequate | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Adequate | 1.81 [0.90, 3.63] | .097 | 2.93 [1.05, 8.15] | .039 | 4.7 [1.99, 11.05] | <.001 |
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| Experience of cancer | ||||||
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| Personal cancer diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
| Yes | 2.73 [1.2, 6.21] | .016 | 2.08 [0.87, 4.97] | .099 | ||
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| Access to health care | ||||||
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| Finds GP helpful? | ||||||
| No | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Yes | 0.12 [0.02, 0.56] | .007 | ||||
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| Opinions about cancer | ||||||
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| Cancer discomfort | ||||||
| Lower | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Higher | 0.52 [0.25, 1.09] | .083 | 0.83 [0.35, 1.97] | .674 | ||
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| Cancer worry | ||||||
| Lower | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Higher | 1.2 [0.53, 2.72] | .097 | 3.68 [1.39, 9.79] | .009 | 1.08 [0.45, 2.6] | 0.863 |
Note. Bold text indicates statistical significance. CI = confidence interval; GP = general practitioner; ICS = Irish Cancer Society; OR = odds ratio.
Multivariate model included martial status, age, educational attainment, health literacy level, personal cancer diagnosis, cancer discomfort, cancer fear, cancer worry, and partner with cancer.
Multivariate model included martial status, educational attainment, health literacy level, personal cancer diagnosis, private health insurance status, and cancer worry.
Multivariate model included martial status, educational attainment, health literacy level, private health insurance status, finds general practitioner helpful, cancer discomfort, partner with cancer, access to support, and cancer worry.