Table 1.
Everyday Discrimination Scale Responses
During your interactions with healthcare providers for prostate cancer treatment, how often did the following happen?
Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Most of the Time | Always | Refuse to Answer | |||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
You were treated with less courtesy than other people | 155 | 80.3 | 18 | 9.3 | 16 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |
You were treated with less respect than other people | 158 | 81.9 | 17 | 8.8 | 14 | 7.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |
You received poorer service than others | 167 | 86.5 | 13 | 6.7 | 10 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
A doctor or nurse acted as if he or she thinks you are not smart | 145 | 75.1 | 22 | 11.4 | 19 | 9.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |
A doctor or nurse acted as if he or she was afraid of you | 176 | 91.2 | 10 | 5.18 | 6 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.52 |
A doctor or nurse acted as if he or she was better than you | 156 | 80.8 | 15 | 7.8 | 14 | 7.3 | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 |
You felt like a doctor or nurse was not listening to what you were saying | 110 | 57.0 | 37 | 19.2 | 37 | 19.2 | 6 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |