. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Health Technol (Berl). 2012 Feb 14;2(1):57–62. doi: 10.1007/s12553-012-0020-9

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Variable
Age^a	M = 56.33 years (SD=11.4;Range=29–85)
29–49 years	24.6%
50–64 years	52.3%
65+ years	21.5%
Gender^a	73.8% male
Race/Ethnicity^a
Caucasian	92.3%
African American/Black	3.1%
Hispanic	1.5%
Asian	1.5%
Education^a
High school	38.5%
Some college/Vocational school	23.1%
College degree	13.8%
Post-graduate degree	23.1%
Disease stage^a
Early-stage	43.1%
Advanced	55.4%
Psychological distress	M = 18.85 (SD = 13.88; Range=0–50)
Information delivery format preferences^*
Internet-based program @ home	43.1%
DVD that can be viewed @ home	40.0%
Pamphlets/booklets @ home	36.9%
Group meeting led by health prof	21.5%
One-on-one meeting with health prof	15.4%

Percentages do not add to 100% due to missing data from one participant.

Patients could select more than one option.