| Literature DB >> 31948532 |
Huiyao Huang1, Yuan Fang1, Hong Fang1, Dawei Wu1, Ying Bai1, Shuhang Wang1, Anqi Yu1, Hui Wang1, Chao Sun1, Qi Fan1, Yue Yu1, Cheng Yang1, Jufang Shi1, Ruixian He1, Ning Li1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early investigation suggested patients' level of awareness regarding clinical trials was related with willingness to participation. This study was intended to evaluate the level of awareness of cancer patients regarding clinical trials and related influencing factors, and to compare the differences of awareness between patients who attended clinical trials before and not.Entities:
Keywords: Awareness; Cancer; Clinical trial; Informed consent
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31948532 PMCID: PMC7007388 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.01.02
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi ISSN: 1009-3419
肿瘤患者社会人口学信息概况
Sociodemographic characteristics of cancer patients
| Variable | Total ( | Attended | Not attended | |||||||
| % | % | % | ||||||||
| an=617; bn=595; cn=618 | ||||||||||
| Age, years (Mean±SD) | 53.4±12.7 | 53.6 ±13.4 | 53.6±13.4 | 0.62 | 0.538 | |||||
| Gender | 2.44 | 0.118 | ||||||||
| Male | 307 | 49.6% | 128 | 53.6% | 179 | 47.1% | ||||
| Marriage | 0.00 | 0.964 | ||||||||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 47 | 7.6% | 18 | 7.5% | 29 | 7.6% | ||||
| Married | 572 | 92.4% | 221 | 92.5% | 351 | 92.4% | ||||
| Educationa | 1.84 | 0.399 | ||||||||
| Junior high and below | 227 | 36.8% | 86 | 36.0% | 141 | 37.3% | ||||
| Senior high | 268 | 43.4% | 111 | 46.4% | 157 | 41.5% | ||||
| College graduate or higher | 122 | 19.8% | 42 | 17.6% | 80 | 21.2% | ||||
| Occupationb | 7.63 | 0.054 | ||||||||
| Full-time employees | 204 | 34.3% | 68 | 29.3% | 136 | 37.5% | ||||
| Peasantry | 108 | 18.2% | 45 | 19.4% | 63 | 17.4% | ||||
| Unemployed | 137 | 23.0% | 50 | 21.6% | 87 | 24.0% | ||||
| Retired | 146 | 24.5% | 69 | 29.7% | 77 | 21.2% | ||||
| Relatives or friends in medical industry | 0.02 | 0.892 | ||||||||
| Yes | 217 | 35.1% | 83 | 34.7% | 134 | 35.3% | ||||
| Religionc | 2.57 | 0.277 | ||||||||
| Have religious belief | 64 | 10.4% | 21 | 8.8% | 43 | 11.3% | ||||
| Watch health TV show | 22.57 | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Often | 164 | 26.5% | 60 | 25.1% | 104 | 27.4% | ||||
| Sometimes | 190 | 30.7% | 97 | 40.6% | 93 | 24.5% | ||||
| Rarely | 189 | 30.5% | 65 | 27.2% | 124 | 32.6% | ||||
| Never | 76 | 12.3% | 17 | 7.1% | 59 | 15.5% | ||||
| Impression of medical staff | 11.07 | 0.001 | ||||||||
| Good | 363 | 58.6% | 160 | 66.9% | 203 | 53.4% | ||||
| General/not bad/bad | 256 | 41.4% | 79 | 33.1% | 177 | 46.6% | ||||
肿瘤患者患病治疗信息概况
Cancer status and treatment of cancer patients
| Variables | Total ( | Attended | Not attended | ||||||||
| % | % | % | |||||||||
| Other treatments include surgery, radiation and traditional medicine. | |||||||||||
| Days of diagnosed [P50(P25-P75)] | 500 (118-1331) | 1, 032 (573-1998) | 198 (76-765) | 11.40 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Cancer type | 19.50 | 0.007 | |||||||||
| Lung | 157 | 25.4% | 65 | 27.2% | 92 | 24.2% | |||||
| Breast | 133 | 21.5% | 61 | 25.5% | 72 | 18.9% | |||||
| Digestive system | 155 | 25.0% | 64 | 26.8% | 91 | 23.9% | |||||
| Genital system | 51 | 8.2% | 8 | 3.3% | 43 | 11.3% | |||||
| Lymphatic system | 35 | 5.7% | 12 | 5.0% | 23 | 6.1% | |||||
| Head and Neck | 20 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.7% | |||||
| Urinary system | 26 | 4.2% | 12 | 5.0% | 14 | 3.7% | |||||
| Others | 42 | 6.8% | 11 | 4.6% | 31 | 8.2% | |||||
| Stage | 7.13 | 0.008 | |||||||||
| Early | 118 | 19.1% | 44 | 18.4% | 74 | 19.5% | |||||
| Advanced | 207 | 33.4% | 109 | 45.6% | 98 | 25.8% | |||||
| Not clear | 294 | 47.5% | 86 | 36.0% | 208 | 54.7% | |||||
| Previous treatment | 52.34 | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Medical treatment | 448 | 72.4% | 212 | 88.7% | 236 | 62.1% | |||||
| Other treatment | 121 | 19.5% | 21 | 8.8% | 100 | 26.3% | |||||
| None | 50 | 8.1% | 6 | 2.5% | 44 | 11.6% | |||||
| Treatment phase | 21.23 | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Not start treating | 68 | 11.4% | 9 | 3.9% | 59 | 16.2% | |||||
| On-therapy | 411 | 69.2% | 175 | 76.4% | 236 | 64.7% | |||||
| reexamination | 115 | 19.4% | 45 | 19.7% | 70 | 19.2% | |||||
| Self-assessed therapeutic effect | 11.64 | 0.001 | |||||||||
| Great/Good | 351 | 56.7% | 156 | 65.3% | 195 | 51.3% | |||||
| General/Bad/Not known | 268 | 43.3% | 83 | 34.7% | 185 | 48.7% | |||||
参加过和未参加过临床试验的肿瘤患者临床试验认知情况
Comparison of awareness of patients who attended clinical trials before and those who did not
| Variables | Total | Attended | Not attended | ||||||
| % | % | % | |||||||
| Overall understanding of attending clinical trials | |||||||||
| Better treatment with lower risk | 237 | 38.3% | 95 | 39.7% | 142 | 37.4% | |||
| Victim of scientific research | 44 | 7.1% | 6 | 2.5% | 38 | 10.0% | |||
| Free treatment with both risk and benefit | 338 | 54.6% | 138 | 57.7% | 200 | 52.6% | |||
| Clinical trials are meaningful for medical development and patient treatment. | |||||||||
| Yes | 501 | 80.9% | 206 | 86.2% | 295 | 77.6% | |||
| Unsure | 50 | 8.1% | 18 | 7.5% | 32 | 8.4% | |||
| No | 6 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.6% | |||
| Not understand | 62 | 10.0% | 15 | 6.3% | 47 | 12.4% | |||
| Doctors will inform risk of clinical trials before attending. | |||||||||
| Yes | 490 | 79.2% | 218 | 91.2% | 272 | 71.6% | |||
| Unsure | 39 | 6.3% | 7 | 2.9% | 32 | 8.4% | |||
| No | 12 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.1% | |||
| Not understand | 78 | 12.6% | 10 | 4.2% | 68 | 17.9% | |||
| Doctors will keep the information of cases confidential during the clinical trials. | |||||||||
| Yes | 402 | 64.9% | 175 | 73.2% | 227 | 59.7% | |||
| Unsure | 48 | 7.8% | 14 | 5.9% | 34 | 9.0% | |||
| No | 33 | 5.3% | 16 | 6.7% | 17 | 4.5% | |||
| Not understand | 136 | 22.0% | 34 | 14.2% | 102 | 26.8% | |||
| Participants are voluntary to participate clinical trials. | |||||||||
| Yes | 519 | 83.8% | 229 | 95.8% | 290 | 76.3% | |||
| Unsure | 36 | 5.8% | 5 | 2.1% | 31 | 8.2% | |||
| No | 6 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.3% | |||
| Not understand | 58 | 9.4% | 4 | 1.7% | 54 | 14.2% | |||
| Participants are free to withdraw at any time during clinical trials. | |||||||||
| Yes | 466 | 75.3% | 207 | 86.6% | 259 | 68.2% | |||
| Unsure | 30 | 4.8% | 7 | 2.9% | 23 | 6.1% | |||
| No | 36 | 5.8% | 10 | 4.2% | 26 | 6.8% | |||
| Not understand | 87 | 14.1% | 15 | 6.3% | 72 | 18.9% | |||
| The change of medical expenses after attending clinical trials | |||||||||
| Increase | 38 | 6.1% | 18 | 7.5% | 20 | 5.3% | |||
| Unsure | 75 | 12.1% | 30 | 12.6% | 45 | 11.8% | |||
| Decrease | 299 | 48.3% | 150 | 62.8% | 149 | 39.2% | |||
| Not understand | 207 | 33.4% | 41 | 17.1% | 166 | 43.7% | |||
| Participants will get compensation of damage as a result of clinical trials. | |||||||||
| Yes | 308 | 49.8% | 123 | 51.5% | 185 | 48.7% | |||
| Unsure | 74 | 12.0% | 38 | 15.9% | 36 | 9.5% | |||
| No | 36 | 5.8% | 14 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.8% | |||
| Not understand | 201 | 32.5% | 64 | 26.8% | 137 | 36.1% | |||
| There are related laws of scientific and ethical issues in clinical trials. | |||||||||
| Yes | 298 | 48.1% | 125 | 52.3% | 173 | 45.5% | |||
| Unsure | 26 | 4.2% | 13 | 5.4% | 13 | 3.4% | |||
| No | 28 | 4.5% | 11 | 4.6% | 17 | 4.5% | |||
| Not understand | 267 | 43.2% | 90 | 37.7% | 177 | 46.6% | |||
1参加过和未参加过临床试验的肿瘤患者临床试验认知情况
Comparison of awareness of patients who attended clinical trials before and those who did not
肿瘤患者临床认知度的单因素影响分析
Univariate analysis of variables associated with clinical trial awareness
| Variables | Lower cognition group | Higher cognition group | ||||||
| % | % | |||||||
| an=618; bn=617; cn=595 | ||||||||
| Age (yr) | 0.16 | 0.925 | ||||||
| ≤50 | 136 | 59.6% | 92 | 40.4% | ||||
| 50-60 | 100 | 58.5% | 71 | 41.5% | ||||
| ≥60 | 133 | 60.5% | 87 | 39.5% | ||||
| Gender | 0.744 | |||||||
| Male | 185 | 60.3% | 122 | 39.7% | 0.11 | |||
| Female | 184 | 59.0% | 128 | 41.0% | ||||
| Marriage | 9.60 | 0.002 | ||||||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 18 | 38.3% | 29 | 61.7% | ||||
| Married | 351 | 61.4% | 221 | 38.6% | ||||
| Educationb | 5.89 | 0.053 | ||||||
| Junior high or below | 149 | 65.6% | 78 | 34.4% | ||||
| Senior high school | 152 | 56.7% | 116 | 43.3% | ||||
| College graduate or higher | 66 | 54.1% | 56 | 45.9% | ||||
| Occupationc | 6.40 | 0.094 | ||||||
| Full-time employees | 111 | 54.4% | 93 | 45.6% | ||||
| Peasantry | 74 | 68.5% | 34 | 31.5% | ||||
| Unemployed | 84 | 61.3% | 53 | 38.7% | ||||
| Retired | 83 | 56.8% | 63 | 43.2% | ||||
| Relatives or friends in medical industry | 2.58 | 0.108 | ||||||
| Yes | 120 | 55.3% | 97 | 44.7% | ||||
| No | 249 | 61.9% | 153 | 38.1% | ||||
| Religiona | 0.28 | 0.526 | ||||||
| Have religious belief | 41 | 64.1% | 23 | 35.9% | ||||
| Not have religious belief | 327 | 59.0% | 227 | 41.0% | ||||
| Watch health TV show | 4.27 | 0.234 | ||||||
| Often | 100 | 61.0% | 64 | 39.0% | ||||
| Sometimes | 102 | 88.0% | 88 | 46.3% | ||||
| Rarely | 118 | 62.4% | 71 | 37.6% | ||||
| Never | 49 | 64.5% | 27 | 35.5% | ||||
| Impression of medical staff | 5.73 | 0.017 | ||||||
| Great | 202 | 55.6% | 161 | 44.4% | ||||
| General/not bad/bad | 167 | 65.2% | 89 | 34.8% | ||||
| Time of diagnosed, years | 15.48 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| < 1 | 195 | 67.9% | 92 | 32.1% | ||||
| 1-2 | 47 | 53.4% | 41 | 46.6% | ||||
| > 2 | 127 | 52.0% | 117 | 48.0% | ||||
| Clinical stage | 3.58 | 0.058 | ||||||
| Early | 71 | 60.2% | 47 | 39.8% | ||||
| Advanced | 102 | 49.3% | 105 | 50.7% | ||||
| Previous treatment | 12.21 | 0.002 | ||||||
| Medical treatment | 248 | 55.4% | 200 | 44.6% | ||||
| Other treatment | 86 | 71.1% | 35 | 28.9% | ||||
| None | 35 | 70.0% | 15 | 30.0% | ||||
| Treatment phase | 1.80 | 0.407 | ||||||
| Not start treating | 44 | 64.7% | 68 | 35.3% | ||||
| On-therapy | 237 | 27.7% | 411 | 42.3% | ||||
| reexamination | 72 | 62.6% | 115 | 37.4% | ||||
| Self-assessed therapeutic effect | 0.49 | 0.483 | ||||||
| Great/Good | 205 | 58.4% | 146 | 41.6% | ||||
| General/Bad/Not known | 164 | 61.2% | 104 | 38.8% | ||||
| Previous attended clinical trials | 28.04 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 122 | 32.1% | 258 | 67.9% | ||||
| No | 128 | 53.6% | 111 | 46.4% | ||||
肿瘤患者临床试验认知度的多因素分析
Multivariate analysis of variables associated with clinical trial awareness
| Variables | SE | Wald | OR (95%CI) | ||
| Previous attended clinical trials | |||||
| No | - | - | - | - | 1.00 |
| Yes | 0.60 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.018 | 1.83 (1.11-3.00) |
| Marriage | |||||
| Married | - | - | - | - | 1.00 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 1.62 | 0.54 | 8.83 | 0.003 | 5.04 (1.73-14.66) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Peasantry | - | - | - | - | 1.00 |
| Retired | 0.93 | 0.40 | 5.45 | 0.020 | 2.53 (1.16-5.50) |
| Full-time employees | 0.64 | 0.39 | 2.73 | 0.099 | 1.90 (0.89-4.09) |
| Unemployed | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.66 | 0.418 | 1.40 (0.62-3.15) |
| Impression with doctors | |||||
| Good | - | - | - | - | 1.00 |
| General/not bad/bad | -0.84 | 0.26 | 10.44 | 0.001 | 0.431 (0.259-0.718) |