Participant characteristics and main reasons expressed for resisting recommended treatment
| ID | Year of diagnosis | Age at diagnosis* | Prostate-specific antigen (ng/mL) | Gleason score † | Reasons expressed for resisting recommended treatment | ||||
| To avoid incontinence | To avoid impotence | Perceived pressure from urologist | Uncertain about outcomes/best approach | Felt underinformed about options | |||||
| Resisted prostatectomy throughout | |||||||||
| 1 | 2015 | 76 | 5.4 | 7 (3+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 2 | 2009 | 69 | 1.6 | 7 (3+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3 | 2011 | 60 | 3.0 | 9 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 4 | 1996 | 43 | 6.3 | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 5 | 2014 | 70 | 12.0 | 7 (3+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 6 | 2011 | 57 | 6.0 | 7 (3+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7 | 2008 | 54 | 5.4 | Unknown | ✓ | ||||
| 8 | 2010 | 72 | 10.5 | 8 (4+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Initially resisted but then had prostatectomy (n=2) or radiotherapy (n=1) | |||||||||
| 9 | 2015 | 64 | 39.0 | 7 (3+4) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 10 | 2001 | 56 | 2.0 | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 11 | 2013 | 56 | 5.5 | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
† gleason grade included when reported by participant. Blank if unknown.