Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 104)
| Mean (range) | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 62.6 (28–86) | 12.6 |
| N | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 62 | 60 |
| Female | 42 | 40 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/steady relation | 78 | 75 |
| No partner | 25 | 24 |
| Children | ||
| No children | 19 | 18 |
| Children living at home | 17 | 16 |
| Grown-up children | 67 | 64 |
| Level of educationa | ||
| Low | 74 | 71 |
| High | 27 | 26 |
| Employment | ||
| Yes | 44 | 42 |
| No | 59 | 57 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Dutch | 99 | 95 |
| Other | 4 | 4 |
| Native language | ||
| Dutch | 97 | 93 |
| Other | 6 | 6 |
| Religion | ||
| Yes | 47 | 45 |
| No | 56 | 54 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Breast | 19 | 18 |
| Urologicalb | 30 | 29 |
| Gynaecologicalc | 7 | 7 |
| Rectum | 14 | 14 |
| Esophagus | 11 | 11 |
| Lung | 7 | 7 |
| Gastrointestinald | 6 | 6 |
| Othere | 8 | 8 |
| Mean (range) | SD | |
| Time between consultations (in days) | 33.9 (12–179) | 22.6 |
| Median, 26 | ||
| Duration of initial consultation (in minutes) | 46.8 (17–99) | 16.5 |
| Duration of follow-up visit (in minutes) | 10.6 (3–58) | 7.7 |
Due to missing data, not all percentages add to 100%
aLow: no education, primary school or lower professional education. High: high school, college or university
bUrological: bladder, bile duct, prostate, testis and kidney
cGynaecological: cervix and uterus
dGastrointestinal: anus, colon, stomach, pancreas
eOther: skin, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, other