Table A.
Characteristics of All Responders, Stratified by Mode of Response (Postal and Online)
| Characteristic |
Total, N (%) 259 (100) |
Online, n (%) 95 (37) |
Postal, n (%) 164 (63) |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living as married | 167 (65.7) | 69 (73) | 94 (59) | |
| Other | 87 (34.3) | 24 (25) | 62 (39) | .021 |
| Age group | ||||
| <54 years | 134 (52) | 68 (71.6) | 66 (40.2) | <.001 |
| ≥54 years | 120 (47) | 27 (28.4) | 93 (56.7) | |
| Education status | ||||
| Low | 127 (49.2) | 19 (20) | 108 (66.3) | <.001 |
| High | 131 (50.8) | 76 (80) | 55 (35) | |
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| Health literacy level | ||||
| Inadequate | 105 (43.8) | 15 (19) | 90 (55.9) | <.001 |
| Adequate | 135 (56.3) | 64 (81) | 71 (44.1) | |
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| Current health status | ||||
| Poor/fair | 52 (20.7) | 14 (16.1) | 38 (23.2) | .124 |
| Good/very good/excellent | 199 (79.3) | 73 (83.9) | 126 (76.8) | |
| Access to support? | ||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 174 (73.4) | 49 (62.8) | 125 (78.6) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 63 (26.6) | 29 (37.2) | 34 (21.4) | .008 |
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| Personal cancer diagnosis | ||||
| No | 197 (78.5) | 50 (56.8) | 147 (90.2) | <.001 |
| Yes | 54 (21.5) | 38 (43.2) | 16 (9.8) | |
| Partner with cancer | ||||
| No | 228 (91.2) | 78 (88.6) | 150 (92.6) | .204 |
| Yes | 22 (8.8) | 10 (11.4) | 12 (7.4) | |
| Family member/friend with cancer | ||||
| No | 39 (15.5) | 8 (9.1) | 31 (19.0) | .027 |
| Yes | 212 (84.5) | 80 (90.9) | 132 (81.0) | |
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| Private Health Insurance | ||||
| No | 149 (57.5) | 34 (35.8) | 115 (70.1) | <.001 |
| Yes | 110 (42.5) | 61 (64.2) | 49 (29.9) | |
| Has a GP? | ||||
| No | 11 (4.4) | 5 (5.7) | 6 (3.7) | .327 |
| Yes | 241 (95.6) | 83 (94.3) | 158 (96.3) | |
| Finds GP helpful? | ||||
| No | 40 (16.3) | 13 (14.8) | 27 (17.1) | .390 |
| Yes | 206 (83.7) | 75 (85.2) | 131 (82.9) | |
| Cancer fear | ||||
| Lower fear | 97 (39.8) | 48 (55.2) | 49 (31.2) | <.001 |
| Higher fear | 147 (60.2) | 39 (44.8) | 108 (68.8) | |
| Cancer discomfort | ||||
| Lower discomfort | 106 (43.4) | 52 (59.8) | 54 (34.4) | <.001 |
| Higher discomfort | 138 (56.6) | 35 (40.2) | 103 (65.6) | |
| Cancer worry | ||||
| Lower worry | 165 (69.3) | 65 (77.4) | 100 (64.9) | .031 |
| Higher worry | 73 (30.7) | 19 (22.6) | 54 (35.1) | |
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| Information seeking factors | ||||
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| Difficulty understanding written material | ||||
| No | 192 (80.7) | 103 (85.8) | 89 (75.4) | .042 |
| Yes | 46 (19.3) | 17 (14.2) | 29 (24.6) | |
| Help with understanding health information | ||||
| No | 186 (80.2) | 98 (85.2) | 88 (75.2) | .056 |
| Yes | 46 (19.8) | 17 (14.8) | 29 (24.8) | |
| Confident working out tablet dose | ||||
| No | 47 (19.9) | 19 (16.4) | 28 (23.3) | .181 |
| Yes | 189 (80.1) | 97 (83.6) | 92 (76.7) | |
| Calculated correct tablet dose | ||||
| No | 61 (25.7) | 27 (22.7) | 34 (28.8) | .281 |
| Yes | 176 (74.3) | 92 (77.3) | 84 (71.2) | |
| Correct disease risk | ||||
| No | 60 (25.9) | 32 (27.8) | 28 (23.9) | .498 |
| Yes | 172 (74.1) | 83 (72.2) | 89 (76.1) | |
| Easy to find information | ||||
| No | 36 (15.4) | 8 (6.7) | 28 (24.6) | <.001 |
| Yes | 198 (84.6) | 112 (93.3) | 86 (75.4) | |
| Compares health information from different sources | ||||
| No | 91 (39.6) | 31 (26.1) | 60 (54.1) | <.001 |
| Yes | 139 (60.4) | 88 (73.9) | 51 (45.9) | |
| Active “ever” information seeker from any source | ||||
| No | 120 (49.6) | 22 (27.8) | 98 (60.1) | <.001 |
| Yes | 122 (50.4) | 57 (72.2) | 65 (39.9) | |
Note. Bold text indicates statistical significance. Missing values are not included in the table.
a
Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test.