Table 1.
Characteristics of in-depth interview participants with user experience.
| Characteristics | Patients with mCRC n = 6 (%) |
Characteristics | Medical oncologists n = 7 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, range in years | 44–79 | Age, range in years | 35–56 |
| Gender | Gender | ||
| Male | 5 (83) | Male | 4 (57) |
| Female | 1 (17) | Female | 3 (43) |
| Level of education⁎ | Practice setting | ||
| High | 2 (33) | Academic hospital | 0 (0) |
| Intermediate | 0 (0) | Teaching hospital | 6 (86) |
| Low | 2 (33) | Community hospital | 1 (14) |
| Unknown | 2 (33) | Years of mCRC experience | |
| Time since use of the PtDA | Range | 2–19 | |
| <6 months | 5 (83) | ≤5 | 2 (29) |
| >6 months | 1 (17) | >5 | 5 (71) |
| mCRC PtDA usage | mCRC PtDA usage | ||
| Did use the online PtDA | 2 (33) | Current | 5 (71) |
| Did not use the online PtDA | 4 (67) | Past | 2 (29) |
Levels of education were based on the definition of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) for which the International Standard Classification of Education form the basis. The lower education level includes groups 1 through 8 (all years) of primary and special primary education plus the first three years of senior general secondary education (HAVO) and pre-university secondary education (VWO); the various pathways of prevocational secondary education (VMBO) including lower secondary vocational training and assistant's training (MBO-1). The intermediate education level includes upper secondary education (HAVO/VWO), basic vocational training (MBO-2), vocational training (MBO-3), and middle management and specialist education (MBO-4). Higher education refers to associate degree programs, higher education (HBO/WO) Bachelor programs; 4-year education at universities of applied sciences (HBO); Master degree programs at universities of applied sciences and at research universities (HBO, WO); and doctoral degree programs at research universities (WO).