Table 1 Characteristics of 48 patients and 35 health care professionals participating in interviews
Patient characteristics | Patients | Health care professionals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Sex | ||||
Men | 16 | (33.3) | 9 | (25.7) |
Women | 32 | (66.7) | 26 | (74.3) |
Age | ||||
Mean (SD) | 59.2 | (13.1) | 40.9 | (12.7) |
Median (range) | 60 | (29–86) | 39 | (23–70) |
Hospitals | ||||
Sotero del Rio | 27 | (56.3) | 12 | (34.3) |
San Juan de Dios | 4 | (8.3) | 5 | (14.3) |
Salvador | 13 | (27.1) | 11 | (31.4) |
Felix Bulnes Cerda | 4 | (8.3) | 7 | (20.0) |
Diagnosis (cancer site, ICD-10) | ||||
Prostate (C61) | 7 | (14.6) | ||
Stomach (C16) | 5 | (10.4) | ||
Multiple myeloma (C90) | 5 | (10.4) | ||
Breast (C50) | 4 | (8.3) | ||
Colorectal (C18-C20) | 3 | (6.3) | ||
Melanoma skin cancer (C43) | 3 | (6.3) | ||
Uterine (C54-C55) | 3 | (6.3) | ||
Ovarian (C56, C570-C574) | 3 | (6.3) | ||
Liver (C22) | 2 | (4.2) | ||
Sarcoma (C46-C49) | 2 | (4.2) | ||
Cervical (C53) | 2 | (4.2) | ||
Kidney (C64-C66) | 2 | (4.2) | ||
Lymphoma (C81-C85) | 2 | (4.2) | ||
Other cancer (all other C codes) | 5 | (10.4) | ||
Discipline of HCPs | ||||
Physician | 12 | (34.3) | ||
Nurse | 7 | (20.0) | ||
Psychologist | 7 | (20.0) | ||
Paramedic | 6 | (17.1) | ||
Physiotherapist | 1 | (2.9) | ||
Social worker | 1 | (2.9) | ||
Nutritionist | 1 | (2.9) | ||
Years of experience of HCPs | ||||
Mean (SD) | 13.9 | (11.9) | ||
Median (range) | 11 | (1–42) | ||