Table 1.
Background characteristics of patients in qualitative and quantitative study
| Patient characteristics | Number of patients (n = 11) Interviews | Number of patients (N = 76) Survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Age | <50 | 9 (1) | 0 (0) |
| 50-64 | 18 (2) | 17 (13) | |
| 65-74 | 27 (3) | 33 (25) | |
| ≥75 | 46 (5) | 46 (35) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 4 (3) | |
| Sex | Male | 46 (5) | 62 (47) |
| Female | 54 (6) | 36 (27) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | |
| Educationa | Low | 36 (4) | 37 (28) |
| Medium | 27 (3) | 38 (29) | |
| High | 36 (4) | 24 (18) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Health Literacyb | Low | 27 (3) | 54 (71) |
| High | 73 (8) | 21 (28) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Treatment | Surgery | 45 (5) | 22 (17) |
| SABR | 55 (6) | 74 (56) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
aLow: primary school, lower level of secondary school or lower vocational training. Medium: higher level of secondary school, or intermediate vocational training. High: higher vocational training or university. bQuestion “How confident are you filling out medical forms yourself” [56, 57]: Low health literacy: patients answered: some of the time, a little of the time or none of the time. High health literacy: patients answered: all of the time, most of the time