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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Jun 7;114:107839. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107839

Table 1:

Participant Demographics and Cancer-Related Information

Clinician Participants
Characteristic Value (N=15)
n (%)
Female 5 (33%)
Clinician type
 Nurse/nurse navigator 3 (20%)
 Oncologist 6 (40%)
 Pathologist 6 (40%)
Practice location
 Central 4 (27%)
 Suburban 7 (47%)
 Rural 1 (7%)
 Suburban and rural 3 (20%)
Patient Participants
Characteristic Value (N=12)
Age
 mean (SD) 57.6 (9)
n (%)
Age
 40–49 2 (17%)
 50–59 5 (42%)
 60–69 3 (25%)
 70–75 2 (17%)
Female 10 (83%)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic 2 (17%)
 Non-Hispanic 10 (83%)
Race
 White 10 (83%)
 Asian 2 (17%)
Employment Status
 Working for pay 5 (42%)
 Unable to work due to illness 4 (33%)
 Retired 3 (25%)
Education
 Some college or technical school 5 (42%)
 College degree or higher 7 (58%)
Household income
 $10–19,999 1 (8%)
 $50–74,999 3 (25%)
 $75–99,999 1 (8%)
 $100,000+ 7 (58%)
Location of Treatment Practice
 Central 10 (83%)
 Rural 2 (17%)
Health literacy
 Limited 0 (0%)
 Marginal 1 (8%)
 Adequate 11 (92%)
Reported biomarker testing 11 (92%)