Table 3 Motivation, cancer worries and general distress of IAR according to questionnaires (excerpt)
| Question |
Group 1 (n = 139) yes/no/no c. |
Group 2 (n = 29) yes/no/no c. |
Group 3 (n = 23) yes/no/no c. | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is it important for you to be informed about your health | 132 (95%)/7 (5%)/0 | 27 (93%)/ 0/2 (7%) | 16 (70%)/3 (13%)/4 (17%) |
1 + 3:< 0.0001 2 + 3:0.0532 1 + 2:0.004 |
| Have you been informed comprehensively about the screening program? | 134 (96%)/5 (4%)/0 | 27 (93%)/2 (7%)/ 0 | 22 (96%)/1(4%)/0 |
1 + 3: 1 2 + 3: 1 1 + 2: 0.3472 |
| Is the thought of a possible PDAC a burden? | 51 (37%)/80 (58%)/8 (5%) | 3 (10%)/24 (83%)/2 (7%) | 7 (30%)/16 (70%)/0 |
1 + 3:0.3642 2 + 3: 0.1018 1 + 2: 0.0213 |
| Is it a burden to you to be confronted with death/disease of your relative(s)? | 36 (26%)/ 102 (73%)/ 1 (1%) | 4 (14%)/ 24 (83%)/1 (3%) | 2 (9%)/ 21 (91%) |
1 + 3: 0.1746 2 + 3: 0.5515 1 + 2: 0.1960 |
| Are you afraid that the examination will show a suspicious result? | 81 (58%)/51 (37%)/7 (5%) | 3 (10%)/0/26 (90%) | 4 (17%)/19 (83%)/ 0 | < 0.0001 |
| Is the annual screening too frequent? | 7 (5%)/132 (95%)/ 0 | 7 (24%)/21 (73%)/ 1 (3%) |
4 (17%)/19 (83%)/0 |
1 + 3: 0.052 2 + 3: 0.7338 1 + 2: 0.0027 |
| Is the effort (travel costs, time, etc.) too high? | 12 (9%)/121 (87%)/6 (4%) | 8 (28%)/21 (72%) | 11 (48%)/12 (52%)/0 |
1 + 3:< 0.0001 2 + 3:0.1571 1 + 2:0.0106 |