Table 3 Impact of supplementary private health insurance on various aspects of the cancer care experience.
Access to healthcare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate OR(95% C.I.) | Adjusted OR(95% C.I.) | |||
Stage at Diagnosis | ||||
II – IIIb | Ia – Ib | |||
No PHI | 61 (32.3) | 128 (67.7) | ||
Having PHI | 48 (25.8) | 138 (73.8) | 1.37 (0.86 – 2.15) | 1.66 (0.93 – 2.99) |
Difficulty receiving surgery | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 113 (61.4) | 71 (38.6) | ||
Having PHI | 115 (62.8) | 68 (37.2) | 0.94 (0.62 – 1.44) | 1.09 (0.59 – 1.74) |
Quality of cancer care | ||||
Treatment according to guidelines | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 28 (15.2) | 156 (84.8) | ||
Having PHI | 16 (8.8) | 165 (91.2) | 1.85 (0.96 – 3.55) | 2.43 (0.98 – 6.04) |
Overall satisfaction with care | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 28 (15.1) | 157 (84.9) | ||
Having PHI | 28 (15.1) | 157 (84.9) | 1.00 (0.57 – 1.77) | 1.21 (0.58 – 2.52) |
Communication & patient autonomy | ||||
Involvement in decision making | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 71 (38.8) | 112 (61.2) | ||
Having PHI | 79 (42.7) | 106 (57.3) | 0.85 (0.56 – 1.29) | 0.77 (0.45 – 1.30) |
Reflection of own opinion in decision | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 124 (67.8) | 59 (32.2) | ||
Having PHI | 121 (66.5) | 61 (33.5) | 1.06 (0.69 – 1.64) | 1.03 (0.59 – 1.79) |
Financial & social independence | ||||
Payment of treatment costs by oneself | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 109 (57.4) | 59 (31.6) | ||
Having PHI | 81 (42.6) | 128 (68.4) | 2.92 (1.92 – 4.45) | 2.07 (1.19 – 3.61) |
Job maintenance after cancer treatment | ||||
No | Yes | |||
No PHI | 29 (29.3) | 70 (70.7) | ||
Having PHI | 26 (18.3) | 116 (81.7) | 1.85 (1.01 – 3.39) | 0.93 (0.43 – 1.99) |