Table 2.
State of knowledge and information at baseline, stratified by education
| TOTAL | University-entrance diplomaa | High school degreeb | Secondary school degreec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Does the term “fatigue” have any meaning to you?d (n = 48) P < .0001* | ||||||||
| No, never heard | 13 | 27.1 | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 50.0 |
| Already heard, but do not know what it means | 5 | 10.4 | 2 | 9.1 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 7.1 |
| I have already heard or read a little about it | 18 | 37.5 | 8 | 36.4 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 28.6 |
| I am very well informed about it | 12 | 25.0 | 9 | 40.9 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 14.3 |
| If the term “fatigue” is known (n = 30): Where did you get your information about fatigue? (multiple answers possible) | ||||||||
| Booklets, books, publications | 18 | 63.3 | 10 | 58.8 | 5 | 71.4 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Internet | 14 | 46.7 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Treating physician | 9 | 30.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other patients | 6 | 20.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nurses | 4 | 13.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Information events | 3 | 11.8 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| General practicioner | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
*Fisher’s exact test for differences between educational levels
aGerman “(Fach-)Abitur”
bGerman “Mittlere Reife”
cGerman “Hauptschulabschluss”
d “Fatigue” is the medical term commonly used also in Germany for this syndrome, but it is not a word in the everyday German language