Table 3:
Printed Material at 1 Month | Control (n=6) |
Intervention (n=11) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Increased my knowledge about bladder cancer and its treatment | 3 (50%) | 9 (82%) | 0.3077 |
Helped (supported) me make treatment decisions | 3 (50%) | 7 (64%) | 1 |
Helped me talk to my doctors about my bladder cancer | 3 (50%) | 8 (73%) | 1 |
Made me feel less anxious or upset about my bladder cancer | 2 (33%) | 8 (73%) | 0.2028 |
Made me feel more confident in how I deal with my bladder cancer | 3 (50%) | 8 (73%) | 1 |
Sort out what's important to me for choosing a treatment? | 3 (50%) | 7 (64%) | 1 |
Made me feel less confident in how I deal with my bladder cancer | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 |
Helped me know more about bladder cancer, its treatment, and short and long-term side effects | 3 (50%) | 9 (82%) | 0.3077 |
Helped me reduce my weight | 3 (50%) | 2 (18%) | 0.2168 |
Helped me improve my diet | 3 (50%) | 3 (27%) | 0.2657 |
Helped me maintain a healthy life style | 4 (67%) | 5 (45%) | 0.5804 |
Helped me prepare for changes in my sexual function after treatment | 1 (17%) | 6 (55%) | 1 |
Time spent on reading printed materials (min) (Mean±SD) | 43±17.80 | 70±39.27 | 0.2 |
Categorical variables compared with fisher’s exact tests; Continuous variables compared with Mann-Whitney U Tests – Mean (Frequency) presented.
P-values in bold indicate statistical significance at the p<0.05 level