Table 1 Patients’ socio-demographic and medical data (n = 23)
Variables | Value | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 Mean | 65.3 |  |
 Standard deviation | 12.1 |  |
Sex | ||
 Male | 7 | 30.4 |
 Female | 16 | 69.6 |
Nationality | ||
 Swiss | 23 | 100 |
Mother tongue | ||
 French | 16 | 69.6 |
 Spanish | 4 | 17.4 |
 Other | 3 | 13 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 5 | 21.7 |
 Married/ or registered partnership | 9 | 39.1 |
 Divorced or separated | 6 | 26.1 |
 Widow | 3 | 13 |
Education | ||
 Primary / secondary school | 7 | 30.4 |
 Professional school | 6 | 26.1 |
 Gymnasium / High school | 1 | 4.3 |
 Technicum/HES/HEG/HEP/Normal School/ETS | 3 | 13 |
 University/EPFL/ETH | 6 | 26.1 |
Primary diagnosis | ||
 Cancer | 16 | 69.6 |
 Other | 7 | 30.4 |