Table 2. Baseline characteristics of 3302 eligible patients invited to QUEST grouped by those screened but not joined, participants completing baseline questionnaires only, and participants included in the analyses (completed baseline plus at least one follow-up).
| Screened - not joined |
Completed baseline only |
Included in analysis | P value (Χ2) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ||||
| Total (n = 3302) | 540 | 435 | 2327 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 51 (17.6) | 47 (16.9) | 51 (15.4) | >0.001 |
| Sex, n (%) | >0.001 | |||
| Male | 249 (46.1) | 172 (39.5) | 863 (37.1) | |
| Female | 291 (53.9) | 262 (60.2) | 1462 (62.8) | |
| Indeterminate/Intersex | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | |
| Palliative care, n (%) | 8 (1.5) | 7 (1.6) | 27 (1.2) | 0.67 |
| Currently treated for Cancer (any), n (%) | 23 (4.3) | 24 (5.5) | 98 (4.2) | 0.47 |
| Living arrangements, n (%) | 0.23 | |||
| Live alone | 84 (19.3) | 467 (20.1) | ||
| Live with partner | 249 (57.2) | 1414 (60.8) | ||
| Live with carer | 11 (2.5) | 42 (1.8) | ||
| Live with other | 88 (20.2) | 394 (17.0) | ||
| Live in assisted care home | 3 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | ||
| Missing | - | 3 | ||
| Marital Status, n (%) | 0.02 | |||
| Single | 116 (26.7) | 507 (21.8) | ||
| Married | 184 (42.3) | 1104 (47.5) | ||
| Separated | 24 (5.5) | 93 (4.0) | ||
| Divorced | 37 (8.5) | 251 (10.8) | ||
| Widowed | 21 (4.8) | 70 (3.0) | ||
| Cohabitating | 53 (12.2) | 299 (12.9) | ||
| Missing | - | 3 | ||
| Work Status, n (%) | 0.50 | |||
| Full time | 138 (32.2) | 658 (28.6) | ||
| Part time | 68 (15.9) | 361 (15.7) | ||
| At work but limited hours/duties | 27 (6.3) | 131 (5.7) | ||
| Retired | 68 (15.9) | 449 (19.5) | ||
| Unemployed due to illness | 78 (18.2) | 394 (17.2) | ||
| Unemployed NOT due to illness | 6 (1.4) | 43 (1.9) | ||
| On leave due to illness | 10 (2.3) | 57 (2.5) | ||
| Home duties | 15 (3.5) | 99 (4.3) | ||
| Studying only | 9 (2.0) | 65 (2.8) | ||
| Voluntary work | 6 (1.4) | 25 (1.1) | ||
| Retraining | 4 (0.9) | 15 (0.7) | ||
| Missing | 6 | 30 | ||
| Education, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
| Primary School | 8 (1.8) | 23 (1.0) | ||
| High School | 132 (30.3) | 588 (25.3) | ||
| Certificate or Diploma | 149 (34.3) | 839 (36.1) | ||
| University or higher | 146 (33.6) | 874 (37.6) | ||
| Missing | - | 3 |
SD standard deviation; P values in bold are significant.