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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Validity and reliability of the English and translated Chinese versions of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in Singapore

Characteristics

English (N = 111)

Chinese (N = 109)

N

%

N

%

Age, Mean (SD)

59.8 (12.4)

 

62.9 (11.2)

 

Gender

 Men

55

49.5

53

48.6

 Women

56

50.5

56

51.4

Ethnicity

 Chinese

72

64.9

109

100

 Malay

27

24.3

0

0.0

 Indian

8

7.2

0

0.0

 Other

4

3.6

0

0.0

Marital status

 Married

83

74.8

76

69.7

 Single

17

15.3

21

19.3

 Divorced

6

5.4

4

3.7

 Widowed

5

4.5

8

7.3

Education

 No formal education

3

2.7

9

8.3

 Primary school

13

11.7

42

38.5

 Secondary school

55

49.6

48

44.0

 Post-secondary level

40

36.0

9

8.3

 Missing

0

0.0

1

0.9

Primary cancer diagnosis

 Digestive organs – colorectal

33

29.7

40

36.7

 Digestive organs – non-colorectal

22

19.8

15

13.8

 Lung

18

16.2

25

22.9

 Genitourinary tract

13

11.7

13

11.9

 Breast

14

12.6

10

9.2

 Other cancers

10

9.0

6

5.5

 Unknown/ missing

1

1.0

0

0.0

Mode of administration (baseline)

 Interviewer-administered

38

34.2

57

52.3

 Self-completed

63

56.8

48

44.0

 Self-completed with help from others

10

9.0

4

3.7

Setting (baseline)

 Inpatient

63

56.8

59

54.1

 Outpatient

48

43.2

50

45.9