Research Article
The Communication of Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis: The Patients’ Perspective
Table 4
Multivariate analysis of factors affecting patients’ satisfaction with the disclosure of the diagnosis.
| Variable | OR | Lower | Upper | value | LR | 95% CI | 95% CI | value |
| Age at onset | | | | | | 15–25 | Ref. | | | | | 25–35 | 0.65 | 0.30 | 1.43 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 35–45 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 45–55 | 0.61 | 0.15 | 2.48 | 0.48 | Gender | | | | | | Male | Ref. | | | | | Female | 1.43 | 0.73 | 2.81 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Actual disease | | | | | | Clinically isolated syndrome | Ref. | | | | | Multiple sclerosis | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.85 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Time from the diagnosis | | | | | | Less than 30 days | Ref. | | | | | More than 30 days | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.74 | <0.01 | <0.01 | MS centre location | | | | | | North of Italy | Ref. | | | | | Centre of Italy | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.53 | <0.01 | <0.01 | South of Italy | 0.67 | 0.27 | 1.66 | 0.39 | EDSS at the time of diagnosis | | | | | | 0 | Ref. | | | | | 1-2 | 0.79 | 0.29 | 2.13 | 0.64 | 0.89 | >2 | 0.86 | 0.23 | 3.17 | 0.82 | Type of patient care | | | | | | Inpatient care | Ref. | | | | | Outpatient care | 0.97 | 0.37 | 2.52 | 0.95 | 0.51 | Day hospital | 0.56 | 0.20 | 1.52 | 0.26 | Where did you receive the diagnosis? | | | | | | In my hospital room | Ref. | | | | | In a private office | 1.17 | 0.58 | 2.36 | 0.67 | 0.46 | In a public space | 1.26 | 0.25 | 6.34 | 0.78 | Other (by phone or discharge letter) | 0.34 | 0.08 | 1.51 | 0.16 | Were other people present at the time of the diagnosis? | | | | | | No | Ref. | | | | | My family members | 1.35 | 0.62 | 2.95 | 0.45 | 0.50 | Other people | 0.76 | 0.23 | 2.56 | 0.66 | How long did the communication of the diagnosis take? | | | | | | Less than 15 minutes | Ref. | | | | | 15–30 minutes | 2.71 | 1.33 | 5.51 | <0.01 | <0.0001 | 30–60 minutes | 8.63 | 2.74 | 27.23 | <0.01 | More than 60 minutes | 1.94 | 0.20 | 18.73 | 0.57 | Did the neurologist provide you with the adequate emotional support? | | | | | | No | Ref. | | | | | A little bit | 7.78 | 3.18 | 19.04 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | Yes | 31.29 | 10.74 | 91.19 | <0.0001 | Did the neurologist tailor the communication to your profile? | | | | | | No | Ref. | | | | | A little bit | 4.53 | 2.05 | 10.01 | <0.001 | <0.0001 | Yes | 10.44 | 3.76 | 29.0 | <0.0001 |
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