Table 3 Importance of media for cancer patients as ranked in published studies
Vordermark 2000[19] | Schäfer 2002[22] | Peterson 2003[15] | Basch 2004[16] | Adler [this study] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
setting | radiation oncology center | radiation oncology center | lung cancer center | cancer center | radiation oncology center |
internet | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
doctor | - | 1 | 1+2 | - | - |
self-support group | 7 | - | - | - | 8 |
TV | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 2 |
newspaper | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 |
brochures | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
medical book | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Waiting-room chat | 6 | - | - | - | 4 |
telephone | - | - | - | 3 | - |
family | - | - | 4 | - | - |
radio | - | 5 | - | - | - |
magazine | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |