Acceptability ratings for different components of the Melanoma Care Study
| Response options | Intervention (n=11) Mean (SD) | Control (n=12) Mean (SD) | |
| Satisfaction with: | |||
| Booklet, Melanoma: Questions and Answers | From 0 ‘Not at all satisfied’ | 8.8 (1.0) | |
| Booklet, Understanding Melanoma | to 10 ‘Extremely satisfied’ | 9.0 (1.1) | 7.2 (2.1)* |
| Telephone-based psychology sessions | 9.3 (2.4) | ||
| Overall programme | 8.7 (2.2) | ||
| Benefit of: | |||
| Booklet, Melanoma: Questions and Answers | From 0 ‘Not at all beneficial’ | 8.9 (1.2) | |
| Booklet, Understanding Melanoma | to 10 ‘Extremely beneficial’ | 8.8 (1.2) | 6.7 (2.2)* |
| Telephone-based psychology sessions | 9.3 (2.4) | ||
| Overall programme | 8.6 (2.1) | ||
| Difficulty of: | |||
| Booklet, Melanoma: Questions and Answers | From 0 ‘Not at all difficult’ | 1.7 (3.2) | |
| Booklet, Understanding Melanoma | to 10 ‘Extremely difficult’ | 1.7 (3.2) | 2.0 (2.7)* |
| Telephone-based psychology sessions | 1.1 (2.4) | ||
| Overall programme | 1.1 (2.1) | ||
| Quality of: | |||
| Information | From 1 ‘Poor’ to 5 ‘Excellent’ | 4.6 (0.9) | 4.17 (1.2) |
| Support | 4.7 (0.9) | 3.83 (1.4) | |
| Recommend to other patients with melanoma | |||
| Yes | 10 (91%) | 9 (75%) | |
| No | 0 | 0 | |
| Unsure | 1 (9%) | 3 (25%) |
*For the control group, these questions only applied to the Cancer Council booklet.