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Research Articles

Psychiatric disorders and the cancer diagnostic process in general practice: a combined questionnaire and register study exploring the patients’ experiences in Denmark

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Pages 156-169 | Received 29 Jun 2023, Accepted 14 Dec 2023, Published online: 27 Dec 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. Health-related and sociodemographic characteristics of patients who began the diagnostic process in general practice (n = 3411).

Table 2. Odds ratio (or) of the patients’ psychosocial experiences with the cancer diagnostic process in general practice (n = 3411).

Table 3. Odds ratio (or) for patients’ experiences with the GP during the cancer diagnostic process in general practice (n = 3411).

Table 4. Relative risk ratio (RRR)Table Footnotea of patient-perceived waiting time during the cancer diagnostic process in general practice (n = 3411).

Figure 1. Flowchart.

Figure 1. Flowchart.

Table B1. Odds ratio (OR) of the patients’ psychosocial experiences with the cancer diagnostic process in general practice according to patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders for up to 10 years prior to the diagnosis (n = 3411).

Table C1. Odds ratio (OR) for patient’s experience with the GP during the cancer diagnostic process in general practice according to patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders for up to 10 years prior to the diagnosis (n = 3411).

Table D1. Relative risk ratio (RRR) of patient-perceived waiting time during the cancer diagnostic process in general practice according to patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders for up to 10 years prior to the diagnosis (n = 3411).

Table E1. Distribution of respondents and none-respondents.

Data availability statement

The data used in this study are stored at Statistics Denmark and can only be accessed by a remote access (VPN) server, which is in line with the Danish regulations of research. Therefore, the data used in this study are not openly available.