Table 3.
The way patients chose their EBP (in the store by the assistant or alone) in relation to the quality of their prosthesis.
| I chose it myself (N = 39) | Shop assistant helped me (N = 86) | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with EBP | Mean ± SD | 8.62 ± 1.43 | 6.93 ± 2.63 | p = 0.001 |
| Median | 9 | 7 | ||
| Quartiles | 8–10 | 5–9 | ||
| Weight of EBP | Just right | 24 (61.54%) | 31 (36.05%) | p = 0.015* |
| Too light | 4 (10.26%) | 8 (9.30%) | ||
| Too heavy | 11 (28.21%) | 47 (54.65%) | ||
| Size of EBP | Just right | 27 (69.23%) | 63 (73.26%) | p = 0.371 |
| Too small | 7 (17.95%) | 8 (9.30%) | ||
| Too large | 5 (12.82%) | 15 (17.44%) |
p – Kruskal–Wallis test for satisfaction; chi-squared or Fisher's exact test for weight and size; EBP – external breast prosthesis.
*
Statistically significant (p < 0.05); SD – Standard Deviation.