| Factors/(min-maxvalues) |
EPCT Enrollment |
p-valuea |
| Enrolled (n=50) |
Non-Enrolled (n=50) |
| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
| TreatmentExpectationsPromoters |
|
|
|
|
|
| Symptomsimprovement (5-25) |
18.84 |
5.32 |
22.98 |
2.58 |
<0.001 |
| Disease control (12-20) |
18.92 |
1.95 |
18.82 |
1.78 |
0.789 |
| High quality medical care (5-15) |
13.80 |
2.05 |
14.20 |
1.26 |
0.243 |
| Personal/Social Promoters |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hopefulness (6-20) |
15.22 |
3.84 |
15.50 |
4.17 |
0.727 |
| Medical teaminfluence (7-15) |
13.50 |
2.43 |
13.60 |
1.80 |
0.815 |
| Social influences (6-15) |
12.54 |
2.53 |
12.94 |
2.39 |
0.418 |
| Barriers |
|
|
|
|
|
| Decisionmaking (6-24) |
19.52 |
4.16 |
19.82 |
3.20 |
0.687 |
| Trial related (3-12) |
7.62 |
2.52 |
8.20 |
2.35 |
0.237 |
| Socioeconomic (8-20) |
17.18 |
3.15 |
16.92 |
2.49 |
0.648 |
| Distrust of the medical system (3-12) |
7.10 |
2.88 |
8.90 |
2.84 |
0.002 |
| Fear/uncertainty of new treatment (4-16) |
11.32 |
3.68 |
12.66 |
3.12 |
0.053 |
| Fatalistic/Spiritual beliefs (4-16) |
11.36 |
3.06 |
8.66 |
3.21 |
<0.001 |
