Table 4 Distribution of attitude dimension responses.
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards multiple myeloma among medical staff in Enshi Region
Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Degree of difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Do you believe that there has been significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma? | 70 (30.6) | 95 (41.5) | 55 (24.0) | 6 (2.6) | 3 (1.3) | 0.795 |
2. Do you consider multiple myeloma to be similar to leukemia? | 21 (9.2) | 71 (31.0) | 64 (27.9) | 61 (26.6) | 12 (5.2) | 0.576 |
3. Do you perceive an increasing incidence and a trend towards younger age of onset for multiple myeloma? | 46 (20.1) | 132 (57.6) | 47 (20.5) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0.791 |
4. Do you believe that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only choice for treating multiple myeloma, without any other effective treatment options? | 24 (10.5) | 64 (27.9) | 75 (32.8) | 50 (21.8) | 16 (7.0) | 0.574 |
5. Do you consider maintenance therapy to be crucial for the management of multiple myeloma? | 57 (24.9) | 126 (55.0) | 44 (19.2) | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 0.808 |
6. Do you think that multiple myeloma patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can discontinue maintenance therapy? | 20 (8.7) | 47 (20.5) | 50 (21.8) | 67 (29.3) | 45 (19.7) | 0.661 |
7. Do you believe that post-transplant patients require regular bone marrow aspiration to promptly detect relapse or metastasis of multiple myeloma? | 46 (20.1) | 137 (59.8) | 40 (17.5) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) | 0.791 |
8. Do you think that after the completion of multiple myeloma treatment, there is no need for follow-up examinations, and patients can monitor their condition on their own? | 19 (8.3) | 41 (17.9) | 32 (14.0) | 43 (18.8) | 94 (41.0) | 0.733 |
9. Do you believe that the occurrence of multiple myeloma is significantly influenced by emotional factors, and stable emotions can to some extent improve the condition? | 33 (14.4) | 106 (46.3) | 67 (29.3) | 18 (7.9) | 5 (2.2) | 0.726 |
10. Do you consider the support and cooperation of patients and their families to be crucial during multiple myeloma treatment? | 142 (62.0) | 53 (23.1) | 29 (12.7) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | 0.889 |
11. Do you believe that after completing multiple myeloma treatment, patients can choose not to follow the doctor’s follow-up plan? | 26 (11.4) | 34 (14.8) | 26 (11.4) | 21 (9.2) | 122 (53.3) | 0.756 |
12. Do you think it is necessary to keep PICC or PORT in place during the treatment of multiple myeloma? | 78 (34.1) | 106 (46.3) | 36 (15.7) | 7 (3.1) | 2 (0.9) | 0.795 |
