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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the Participants (N=212)

From: Development and validation of the quality care questionnaire –palliative care (QCQ-PC): patient-reported assessment of quality of palliative care

Characteristics

 

N (%)

Age

< 29

6 (2.8)

30–39

10 (4.7)

40–49

42 (19.8)

50–59

57 (26.9)

60–69

59 (27.8)

≥70

38 (17.9)

Sex

Male

100 (47.2)

Female

112 (52.8)

Education

≤Elementary school

29 (13.8)

Middle school

20 (9.5)

High school

72 (34.1)

≥College or University

90 (42.7)

Primary sitea

Breast

54 (25.5)

Lung

28 (13.2)

Colon

29 (13.7)

Blood

29 (13.7)

Stomach

22 (10.4)

Urinary system

17 (8.0)

Pancreato-biliary system

16 (7.5)

Others

17 (8.0)

Therapeutic statusb

At diagnosis

4 (1.9)

In treatment

162 (76.8)

< 5 yrs. since treatment

31 (14.7)

≥5 yrs. since treatment

14 (6.6)

  1. aPrimary site of cancer
  2. bTherapeutic status of cancer