Support Needs of Patients with Cushing’s Disease and Cushing’s Syndrome: Results of a Survey Conducted in Germany and the USA

Table 3

Support needs of the patients. Data are presented as frequency and valid percent (%).

Variable	US ()	Germany ()	value
Stages at the course of the disease patients wished for more support (multiple answers possible)
Before therapy	53 (63.1)	32 (45.1)	0.035
In weeks directly after therapy	36 (42.9)	26 (36.6)	0.511
Within the first year after the start of therapy	38 (45.2)	30 (42.3)	0.747
Never	2 (2.4)	9 (12.7)	0.024
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Current interest in different kinds of supportive offers (multiple answers possible)
In-person support group	43 (51.2)	24 (33.8)	0.035
Webinar/online forum	45 (53.6)	28 (39.4)	0.106
Lectures	29 (34.5)	31 (43.7)	0.253
Courses on coping with the illness	41 (48.8)	19 (26.8)	0.008
Seminars or workshops	31 (36.9)	13 (18.6)	0.019
Leaflets/brochures	17 (20.2)	32 (45.1)	0.001
Educational offers for the family	29 (34.5)	8 (11.4)	0.001
Others^††	12 (14.3)	7 (10.1)	0.472
No interest	5 (6.0)	9 (12.9)	0.166