Table 1.
Demographic information of the participating patients and carers who completed all three rounds of the Delphi survey (n = 25)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients (n = 21) | |
| Age (years) | |
| 30–50 | 3 (14) |
| 51–70 | 13 (62) |
| >70 | 5 (24) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 10 (48) |
| Female | 11 (52) |
| Type of tumour | |
| Locally advanced primary rectal cancer | 11 (52) |
| Locally recurrent rectal cancer | 10 (48) |
| Time since exenteration surgery (months), median (interquartile range) | 36 (24–50) |
| Carers (n = 4) | |
| Age (years) | |
| 30–50 | 0 |
| 51–70 | 2 (50) |
| >70 | 2 (50) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 0 |
| Female | 4 (100) |
| Relationship to patient who underwent exenteration | |
| Spouse | 4 (100) |
| Immediate family | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.