Table 2.
Italy | Belgium | ||||
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Mean | St.Dev | Mean | St.Dev | ||
Age at survey completion | 65.4 | 10 | 65.4 | 8.8 | |
Age at diagnosis | 63.9 | 10.3 | 63.5 | 9 | |
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | ||
Gender | Male | 88 | 55.7 | 89 | 59.7 |
Female | 70 | 44.3 | 60 | 40.3 | |
Education | Compulsory school | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Secondary school | 12 | 7,6 | 6 | 4 | |
University degree | 37 | 23.4 | 30 | 20.1 | |
Family & relationships | Single no kids | 15 | 9.5 | 18 | 12.1 |
Single with kids | 12 | 7.6 | 17 | 11.4 | |
Partner with kids | 64 | 40.5 | 38 | 25.5 | |
Partner no kids | 67 | 42.4 | 76 | 51 | |
Family history of cancer | Yes | 45 | 28.5 | 37 | 24.8 |
No | 99 | 62.7 | 97 | 65.1 | |
Don’t know | 14 | 8.9 | 15 | 10.1 | |
Cancer stage | I, II | 78 | 49.4 | 65 | 43.6 |
III, IV | 80 | 50.6 | 84 | 56.4 | |
Type of treatment (more than one answer allowed) | No treatments | 21 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
Surgery | 94 | 59.5 | 78 | 52.3 | |
Chemotherapy | 55 | 34.8 | 88 | 59.1 | |
Immunotherapy | 35 | 22.2 | 78 | 52.3 | |
Radiotherapy | 35 | 22.2 | 46 | 30.9 | |
Other | 18 | 11.4 | 12 | 8.1 | |
Don’t know | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | |
Lines of treatment | No treatment | 72 | 45.6 | 72 | 48.3 |
1 treatment | 34 | 21.5 | 14 | 9.4 | |
2 treatments | 14 | 8.9 | 15 | 10.1 | |
3 treatments | 17 | 10.8 | 48 | 32.2 | |
> 3 treatments | 21 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Objective Health literacy (Newest Vital Sign) | High possibility of limited literacy | 7 | 4.4 | 12 | 8.1 |
Medium possibility of limited literacy | 40 | 25.3 | 32 | 21.5 | |
Adequate literacy | 111 | 70.3 | 105 | 70.5 | |
Mean | St.Dev | Mean | St.Dev | ||
Mean Subjective Health Literacy (Chew Brief Literacy Scale) | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | |
MHLC - C | Internality | 3.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Chance | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.8 | |
Doctors | 4.7 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | |
Other people | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1 | |
Number reporting some problems | (%) | Number reporting some problems | (%) | ||
EQ-5D-5L | EQ5D Mobility | 55 | 35 | 76 | 51 |
EQ5D Selfcare | 19 | 12 | 40 | 26.8 | |
EQ5D daily activities | 75 | 47.5 | 92 | 61.7 | |
EQ5D Pain/discomfort | 103 | 65.2 | 99 | 66.4 | |
EQ5D Anxiety/depression | 88 | 55.7 | 74 | 49 |