Table 4 Delay (in days) and symptoms (n = 83 patients)
From: Factors influencing patient and health care delays in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Number (%) | Patient delay | P value | PHCa delay | P value | Specialist-care delayb | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lump on the neck | 0.130 | 0.764 | 0.029 | ||||
No | 26 (31.3) | 31.0 | 16.0 | 64.0 | |||
Yes | 57 (68.7) | 24.0 | 15.0 | 49.5 | |||
Pain | 0.526 | 0.898 | 0.345 | ||||
No | 43 (51.8) | 22.5 | 15.0 | 55.0 | |||
Yes | 40 (48.2) | 37.0 | 16.0 | 49.5 | |||
Problems swallowing | 0.296 | 0.101 | 0.268 | ||||
No | 53 (63.9) | 24.0 | 11.0 | 50.0 | |||
Yes | 30 (36.1) | 42.0 | 20.0 | 60.5 | |||
Hoarseness | 0.149 | 0.683 | 0.252 | ||||
No | 70 (84.3) | 24.0 | 15.0 | 50.0 | |||
Yes | 13 (15.7) | 68.5 | 18.0 | 60.5 | |||
Ulcer or other lesion | 0.661 | 0.633 | 0.886 | ||||
No | 70 (84.3) | 29.0 | 15.0 | 51.0 | |||
Yes | 13 (15.7) | 39.0 | 20.0 | 55.0 | |||
Weight loss | 0.012 | 0.837 | 0.391 | ||||
No | 74 (89.2) | 24.0 | 15.0 | 52.5 | |||
Yes | 9 (10.8) | 75.5 | 16.0 | 69.0 | |||
Bleeding | 0.959 | 0.491 | 0.155 | ||||
No | 79 (95.2) | 30.0 | 15.0 | 54.0 | |||
Yes | 4 (4.8) | 28.5 | 26.0 | 41.5 | |||
Difficulty breathing | 0.007 | 0.075 | 0.688 | ||||
No | 79 (95.2) | 29.0 | 15.0 | 51.0 | |||
Yes | 4 (4.8) | 151.0 | 35.0 | 64.0 | |||
Facial swelling | 0.583 | 0.223 | |||||
No | 81 (97.6) | 30.0 | 15.5 | 52.5 | |||
Yes | 2 (2.4) | 51.5 | 5.0 | ||||
Visual impairment | 0.627 | 0.916 | |||||
No | 82 (98.8) | 30.0 | 15.0 | 54.0 | |||
Yes | 1 (1.2) | 9.0 | 19.0 | ||||
Other symptoms | 16 (19.3) | ||||||
Pain intensity | 0.791 | 0.345 | 0.561 | ||||
No pain | 42 (50.6) | 23.0 | 15.0 | 54.5 | |||
Mild or moderatec | 29 (34.9) | 39.5 | 14.5 | 49.5 | |||
Severed | 12 (14.5) | 21.0 | 34.5 | 54.0 | |||
Number of different symptoms | 0.021 | 0.669 | 0.652 | ||||
One | 28 (33.7) | 14.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | |||
Two | 25 (30.1) | 30.5 | 15.5 | 54.0 | |||
Three or more | 30 (36.1) | 59.0 | 17.5 | 53.5 |