Table 2 Congruence of ratings of patients (questionnaire) and their physicians (CRF)
From: Comparative evaluation of patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction with interferon beta-1b therapy
6 Months | 24 Months/study end | Regular study end | Premature study end | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Congruence | Congruence | Congruence | Congruence | |||||||||
Total N | N | % | Total N | N | % | Total N | N | % | Total N | N | % | |
Total | 445 | 353 | 266 | 87 | ||||||||
Very satisfied | 140 | 88 | 62.9 | 125 | 79 | 63.2 | 112 | 72 | 64.3 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 |
Satisfied | 246 | 107 | 43.5 | 154 | 73 | 47.4 | 124 | 65 | 52.4 | 30 | 8 | 26.7 |
Neutral | 40 | 9 | 22.5 | 37 | 11 | 29.7 | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 19 | 6 | 31.6 |
Not satisfied | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 |
Not specified | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total congruence rate | 209 | 47 % | 172 | 49 % | 143 | 54 % | 29 | 33 % | ||||