Overall perceived impact of the leaflet on patients and grouped by GPs’ inclination to use the leaflet (n = 621)
| GPs’ inclination to use the leaflet % (n) | Group differences between proportions agreeing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Maybe | No | χ2 (df) | P-value | |
| Would inform women about how to deal with symptoms they may have | |||||
| Agree | 84.0 (258) | 62.9 (144) | 43.4 (33) | 68.8 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Unsure | 9.8 (30) | 19.7 (45) | 21.1 (16) | ||
| Disagree | 6.2 (19) | 17.5 (40) | 35.5 (27) | ||
| Has an appropriate level of encouragement | |||||
| Agree | 83.4 (256) | 53.8 (121) | 26.3 (20) | 142.4 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Unsure | 12.1(37) | 28.9 (65) | 23.7 (18) | ||
| Disagree | 4.6 (14) | 17.3 (39) | 50.0 (38) | ||
| Would help patients talk about a difficult subject | |||||
| Agree | 91.9 (283) | 69.0 (158) | 52.6 (40) | 90.9 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Unsure | 7.1 (22) | 26.6 (61) | 30.3 (23) | ||
| Disagree | 1.0 (3) | 4.4 (10) | 17.1 (13) | ||
| Would increase women’s fears of gynaecological cancer | |||||
| Agree | 53.7 (165) | 76.0 (174) | 78.9 (60) | ||
| Unsure | 28.0 (86) | 14.8 (34) | 14.5 (11) | 36.1 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Disagree | 18.2 (56) | 9.2 (21) | 6.6 (5) | ||
df = degrees of freedom.