Table 1 Sample demographic
Variable | Characteristic | Total (N = 355) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 159 (45%) |
Female | 196 (55%) | |
Age category | 18–40 | 21 (6.0%) |
41–60 | 140 (40%) | |
61+ | 190 (54%) | |
Age | mean (SD) | 61.13 (11.68) |
median (min, max) | 62.33 (26.99, 100.07) | |
Married | Married or partner | 243 (69%) |
Single, divorced, separated or widowed | 110 (31%) | |
Education | HS or below | 151 (43%) |
Vocational training, University or other | 199 (57%) | |
Health insured | Yes | 163 (46%) |
No | 189 (54%) | |
Concession | Yes | 189 (54%) |
No | 164 (46%) | |
Living with | With Others | 279 (79%) |
Alone | 74 (21%) | |
Cancer Type | Colorectal | 79 (23%) |
Breast | 99 (28%) | |
Haematology | 13 (3.7%) | |
Prostate | 21 (6.0%) | |
Lung | 20 (5.7%) | |
Melanoma | 12 (3.4%) | |
More than one type | 98 (28%) | |
Other | 7 (2.0%) | |
Number of patients at each treatment centre | 101 | 127 (36%) |
208 | 120 (34%) | |
616 | 108 (30%) |