Table 2.
Characteristic | % of Patients Interviewed (N = 206) |
---|---|
Age, years | |
Mean | 66.6 |
Standard deviation | 11.6 |
Male | 45.1 |
White | 95.1 |
Education level | |
Eighth grade or less | 1.0 |
Some high school but did not graduate | 8.9 |
High school graduate or GED | 36.6 |
1-3 years of college | 29.2 |
4-year college graduate | 11.9 |
More than a 4-year college degree | 12.4 |
Type of cancer | |
NSCLC, stage IIIB | 4.9 |
NSCLC, stage IV | 22.6 |
Pancreatic, stage IV | 5.4 |
Colorectal, stage IV | 30.4 |
GU-prostate, stage IV | 5.9 |
Breast, stage IV | 18.6 |
GU-urinary bladder, stage IV | 3.4 |
GU-renal pelvis and ureter penile, stage IV | 1.5 |
Other | 4.4 |
Health status | |
Excellent | 9.4 |
Very good | 25.6 |
Good | 38.4 |
Fair | 17.2 |
Poor | 9.4 |
Chose active treatment | 95.6 |
Symptoms | |
Pain | 55.1 |
Trouble breathing | 35.3 |
Anxiety | 44.6 |
Abbreviations: GED, General Education Development Test; NSCLC, non–small-cell lung cancer; GU, genitourinary.