Table 2 Clinical and sociodemographic data of participants
Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male (median age: 60 years, range: 18–88 years) | 99 (52.4) |
Female (median age: 53 years, range: 23–87 years) | 90 (47.6) |
Cancer site | |
Brain | 1 (0.5) |
Breast | 30 (15.9) |
Gastrointestinal | 38 (20.1) |
Genitourinary | 14 (7.4) |
Germ cell | 12 (6.3) |
Gynaecological | 20 (10.6) |
Haematology | 21 (11.1) |
Head and neck | 11 (5.8) |
Lung | 24 (12.7) |
Melanoma | 11 (5.8) |
Sarcoma | 7 (3.7) |
Stage of disease | |
Disease free diagnosed <2 years | 54 (28.6) |
Primary local disease | 36 (19.0) |
Local recurrent disease | 5 (2.6) |
Metastatic disease | 63 (33.3) |
Othera | 23 (12.2) |
Disease free diagnosed >2 years (survivor) | 8 (4.2) |
Marital status | |
Single | 18 (9.5) |
Married or cohabiting with partners | 141 (74.6) |
Separated or divorced | 17 (9.0) |
Widowed | 13 (6.9) |
Who you live with | |
I live alone | 23 (12.2) |
I live with my partner | 90 (47.6) |
I live with my partner and other relatives | 56 (29.5) |
I live with my children | 12 (6.3) |
I live with other friends or relatives | 8 (4.2) |
Type of accommodation | |
Owner occupied | 146 (77.2) |
Rented | 35 (18.5) |
Other | 8 (4.2) |
Employment status | |
Employed (full or part time) | 76 (40.2) |
Retired (at retirement age or early) | 75 (39.7) |
Homemaker | 8 (4.2) |
Other (student, unemployed, other) | 30 (15.9) |
Occupational status (for those employed only N=76) | |
Working as usual | 29 (38.2) |
Working more hours | 4 (5.3) |
Working fewer hours | 19 (25.0) |
Not working | 24 (31.5) |
