Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient sample (n = 34)
n | %a | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 11 | 32 |
Female | 23 | 68 |
Remoteness of residence b | ||
Major city | 4 | 12 |
Regional | 24 | 71 |
Remote | 6 | 18 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 10 | 29 |
Married/De Facto | 18 | 53 |
Widowed/Separated/divorced | 6 | 18 |
Main language spoken at home | ||
English | 19 | 56 |
Indigenous language | 15 | 44 |
Education level | ||
Junior High School or below | 21 | 62 |
Senior High School | 5 | 15 |
Diploma/Trade/University degree | 8 | 12 |
Cancer Type | ||
Breast | 12 | 35 |
Colorectal | 6 | 18 |
Head & neck | 6 | 18 |
Lung | 3 | 9 |
Gynaecological | 2 | 6 |
NHLc | 1 | 3 |
Haematological | 1 | 3 |
Other | 3 | 9 |
Cancer Stage | ||
Local disease | 11 | 32 |
Regional spread | 5 | 15 |
Distal metastases | 12 | 35 |
Not applicable | 3 | 9 |
Not known | 3 | 9 |
Treatment status | ||
Newly diagnosed | 4 | 12 |
Receiving treatmentd | 16 | 47 |
Follow-up care | 14 | 41 |
Treatment type | ||
Surgery | ||
Completed | 22 | 65 |
Planned | 3 | 9 |
No/Not applicable | 9 | 26 |
Chemotherapy | ||
Yes | 22 | 65 |
No | 12 | 35 |
Radiotherapy | ||
Yes | 21 | 62 |
No | 13 | 38 |
Other cancer treatments f | ||
Yes | 13 | 38 |
No | 21 | 62 |
Comorbidities | ||
Diabetes | 8 | 24 |
Cardiovascular | 9 | 27 |
Respiratory | 9 | 27 |
Othere | 15 | 44 |