Patient information sources
| Patient information sources . | All (N = 213)* . | Αge ≥60 y (n = 77) . | Age <60 y (n = 136) . | P . | Less than college graduate (n = 89) . | College graduate (n = 63) . | Postgraduate (n = 61) . | P . | Most useful information source (N = 213)† . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | 208 (97.7) | 76 (98.7) | 132 (97.1) | .66 | 86 (96.6) | 61 (96.8) | 61 (100.0) | .52 | 88 (41.3) |
| Computer/internet | 186 (87.3) | 62 (80.5) | 124 (91.2) | .02 | 72 (80.9) | 56 (88.9) | 58 (95.1) | .03 | 64 (30.0) |
| Family, friends, other patients, patient support group | 167 (78.4) | 61 (79.2) | 106 (77.9) | .83 | 65 (73.0) | 52 (82.5) | 50 (82.0) | .31 | 16 (7.5) |
| Print and broadcast media (eg, book, pamphlets, news, TV) | 151 (70.9) | 54 (70.1) | 97 (71.3) | .85 | 64 (71.9) | 43 (68.3) | 44 (72.1) | .88 | 20 (9.4) |
| Nurse and other professionals | 147 (69.0) | 48 (62.3) | 99 (72.3) | .11 | 58 (65.2) | 42 (66.7) | 47 (77.1) | .27 | 9 (4.2) |
| Patient information sources . | All (N = 213)* . | Αge ≥60 y (n = 77) . | Age <60 y (n = 136) . | P . | Less than college graduate (n = 89) . | College graduate (n = 63) . | Postgraduate (n = 61) . | P . | Most useful information source (N = 213)† . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | 208 (97.7) | 76 (98.7) | 132 (97.1) | .66 | 86 (96.6) | 61 (96.8) | 61 (100.0) | .52 | 88 (41.3) |
| Computer/internet | 186 (87.3) | 62 (80.5) | 124 (91.2) | .02 | 72 (80.9) | 56 (88.9) | 58 (95.1) | .03 | 64 (30.0) |
| Family, friends, other patients, patient support group | 167 (78.4) | 61 (79.2) | 106 (77.9) | .83 | 65 (73.0) | 52 (82.5) | 50 (82.0) | .31 | 16 (7.5) |
| Print and broadcast media (eg, book, pamphlets, news, TV) | 151 (70.9) | 54 (70.1) | 97 (71.3) | .85 | 64 (71.9) | 43 (68.3) | 44 (72.1) | .88 | 20 (9.4) |
| Nurse and other professionals | 147 (69.0) | 48 (62.3) | 99 (72.3) | .11 | 58 (65.2) | 42 (66.7) | 47 (77.1) | .27 | 9 (4.2) |