Attitudes toward Cancer Diagnosis Disclosure and Resilience among Suspicious Lung Cancer Patients, Lung Cancer Patients, and Their Families
Table 2
Comparison of attitudes toward CDD and resilience between the SLCP group (N = 254) and the LCP group (N = 254) and the SLCP family group (N = 254) and the LCP family group (N = 254).
Variable
SLCP group
LCP group
value
SLCP family group
LCP family group
value
Q1 Whether a patient with lung cancer diagnosis should be told the truth? (n, %)
Yes
162 (63.8)
111 (43.7)
<0.001
105 (41.3)
82 (32.3)
0.043
No
92 (36.2)
143 (56.3)
149 (58.7)
172 (67.7)
Q2 Who should be the first person to notify a cancer diagnosis? (n, %)