Table 3.
Characteristics | Marka (P1) | Johna (P2) | Robyna (P3) | Samuela (P4) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43 | 34 | 49 | 40 |
Gender | Male | Male | Female | Male |
Highest level of education | Post-secondary school diploma | Secondary (high school) | Undergraduate degree | Undergraduate degree |
Current employment | Part-time | Part-time | Full-time | Full-time |
Current relationship status | Divorced, no children | Married, three children | Divorced, two children | Single, no children |
Time since diagnosis | 13 years | 2.5 years | 3 months | 16 years |
Brain tumor type | Cystic astrocytoma | Anaplastic astrocytoma | Pituitary tumor | Oligoastrocytoma |
Tumor malignancy | Grade I | Grade III | Grade I | Grade II |
Brain tumor location | Hypothalamus/optic pathway | Left temporal lobe | Pituitary gland | Left temporal lobe |
Treatment/s | Surgery | Surgery | Surgery | Surgery |
Radiotherapy | Radiotherapy | Hormone replacement therapy | Radiotherapy | |
chemotherapy | chemotherapy | |||
Anti-convulsants | Anti-convulsants | |||
Geographical location | Regional | Regional | Metropolitan | Metropolitan |
Ability to drive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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