Table 2 Patient awareness of clinical trials and willingness to participate
From: Unique perception of clinical trials by Korean cancer patients
Variable | Â | Awareness (P-value) | Participation (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 4.4 | 0.082 | 5.2 | 0.011 |
Female | 4.0 | Â | 4.6 | Â | |
Distance from hospital | <2 hour | 4.3 | 0.919 | 5.0 | 0.976 |
≥2 hour | 4.2 |  | 5.0 |  | |
Place of residence | City of Seoul/Suburb | 4.2 | 0.895 | 4.9 | 0.865 |
Chungcheongdo | 4.4 | Â | 5.3 | Â | |
Gyeongsangdo | 4.1 | Â | 5.0 | Â | |
Jeollado | 4.3 | Â | 5.1 | Â | |
Gangwondo | 5.0 | Â | 5.0 | Â | |
Jejudo | 4.1 | Â | 4.2 | Â | |
Highest level of education | ≤ Middle school | 3.2 | <0.001 | 4.6 | 0.286 |
High school | 4.3 | Â | 5.0 | Â | |
≥ University | 5.0 |  | 5.2 |  | |
Marital status | Married | 4.4 | 0.004 | 5.0 | 0.685 |
Single | 3.2 | Â | 5.2 | Â | |
Widowed/Divorced | 3.2 | Â | 4.5 | Â | |
Economic status (Income/month) | ≥5.000.000 won | 5.0 | 0.001 | 5.4 | 0.310 |
2.000.000~5.000.000won | 4.4 | Â | 5.0 | Â | |
≤2.000.000 won | 3.8 |  | 4.8 |  | |
Religion | Christian | 4.2 | 0.552 | 5.4 | 0.078 |
Catholic | 4.6 | Â | 4.4 | Â | |
Buddhist | 4.1 | Â | 5.2 | Â | |
No religion | 4.3 | Â | 4.7 | Â | |
Other | 6.5 | Â | 5.0 | Â | |