Franco Cosmi
[The statistical literacy of "my" patient]
Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006)
cancer third leading cause death kenya yet little known prognostic awareness preferences prognostic information assess prevalence prognostic awareness preference prognostic information among advanced cancer patients kenya outpatient medical oncology palliative care clinics inpatient medical surgical wards moi teaching referral hospital mtrh eldoret kenya authors surveyed 207 adults advanced solid cancers survey comprised validated measures developed multisite study endoflife care advanced cancer patients outcome variables included prognostic awareness preference prognostic information onethird participants 36 unaware prognosis 67 preferred receive prognostic information increased age 104 95 ci 102 107 education level 118 ci 108 130 associated higher likelihood preference receive prognostic information increased symptom burden 094 ci 090 099 higher perceived household income levels lowermiddle vs low 019 ci 009 044 upper middle high vs low 022 ci 009 056 associated lower odds preferring prognostic information results reveal low levels prognostic awareness little interest receiving prognostic information among advanced cancer patients kenyacontribution given important role prognostic awareness providing patientcentred care efforts educate patients kenya value information priority especially among younger patients