Table 2.
Sample characteristics of focus group participants (N=47).
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Patients (n=12) | HCPs (n=16) | Physicians (n=17) | Patient representativesa(n=2) | |
| Sex (male), % (n) | 83.3 (10) | 18.8 (3) | 58.8 (10) | 50.0 (1) | |
| Age (years), median (interquartile range) | 61.5 (58.0-67.2) | 38.0 (28.5-50.0) | 43.0 (35-56.5) | (44;62)b | |
| Living in rural areac, % (n) | 58.3 (7) | — | — | — | |
| Living with a partner, % (n) | 91.7 (11) | — | — | — | |
| Education ≥12 years, % (n) | 50.0 (6) | 43.7 (7) | — | 100.0 (2) | |
| Duration since diagnosis (years), median (interquartile range) | 1.7 (0.8-6.7) | — | — | — | |
| Professional experience (years), median (interquartile range) | — | 20 (5.0-26.0) | 15 (5.0-26.5) | (10;38)b | |
| Living with diagnosis, % (n) | |||||
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<1 year | 33.3 (4) | — | — | — |
| 1-2 years | 33.3 (4) | — | — | — | |
| ≥6 years | 33.3 (4) | — | — | — | |
| Health care setting, % (n) | |||||
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NCT | — | 75 (12) | 29.4 (5) | — |
| Outpatient cared | — | 25 (4) | 70.6 (12) | — | |
aPatient representatives=staff from patient support groups.
bMinimum; maximum.
cLess than 15,000 inhabitants.
dGeneral practitioners; registered specialists.