Table 3 Factors related to patient’s RMT
Contents | Counts (% of total) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | Guardian medical procedure | Guardian patient’s IC | ||||
N | 56 | 100 | 55 | 100 | 56 | 100 |
Physical pain and suffering from treatment | 42 | 75.0 | 29 | 51.8 | - | - |
Emotional instability | 27 | 48.2 | 11 | 19.6 | 20 | 35.7 |
Patients not being informed about the disease | 18 | 32.1 | 8 | 14.3 | 20 | 35.7 |
Intentions of parents or guardians | 8 | 14.3 | - | - | - | - |
Patients not being informed about treatment and procedures | 16 | 28.6 | - | - | - | - |
Emotional instability of parents | - | - | 31 | 55.4 | 30 | 53.6 |
Intentions of the patient | - | - | 5 | 8.9 | 2 | 3.6 |
Parents’ lack of knowledge and understanding of treatment and procedures | - | - | 33 | 58.9 | 22 | 39.3 |
Other | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 5.4 | 3 | 5.4 |