Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants
| Concept Elicitation Interviews N=51 |
Wave 1: Cognitive Interviews N=4 |
Waves 2 and 3: Cognitive Interviews + ePRO Assessment N=16 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in Years: | - Mean (standard deviation) | 64.9 (11.2) | 68.0 (13.3) | 64.8 (10.8) |
| - Median | 66 | 68 | 64.5 | |
| - Range | 46–86 | 56–80 | 44–83 | |
| Gender: | - Male | 25 (49.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 11 (68.8%) |
| - Female | 26 (51.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 5 (31.3%) | |
| Marital status: | - Married or Living with Partner | 34 (66.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 11 (68.8%) |
| - Widowed | 5 (9.8%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (12.5%) | |
| - Separated | 1 (2.0%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| - Divorced | 7 (13.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| - Never Married | 4 (7.8%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Highest Level of Education Completed: |
- Less than High School | 3 (5.9%) | 1 (25.0%) | --- |
| - High School | 25 (49.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 10 (62.5%) | |
| - Some College | 13 (25.5%) | --- | 6 (37.5%) | |
| - Bachelor’s Degree | 3 (5.9%) | --- | --- | |
| - Graduate or Professional School | 7 (13.7%) | --- | --- | |
| Employment outside home: |
- Not Employed Outside Home | 4 (7.8%) | --- | 2 (12.5%) |
| - Employed for Wages (Full or Part time) |
9 (17.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
| - Self-Employed | 5 (9.8%) | --- | --- | |
| - Retired | 21 (41.2%) | 2 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| - Unable to work | 12 (23.5%) | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (12.5%) | |
| - Missing / Declined to Answer | --- | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Ethnicity: | - Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | 5 (9.8%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) |
| - Not Hispanic or Latino | 46 (90.2%) | 4 (100%) | 15 (93.8%) | |
| Race: | - Asian | 2 (3.9%) | --- | --- |
| - Black/African American | 8 (15.7%) | 2 (50.0%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
| - White | 38 (74.5%) | 2 (50.0%) | 12 (75.0%) | |
| - Other | 3 (5.9%) | 1 (6.3%) | ||
| Household income: | - Under $4,999 | 2 (3.9%) | 1 (25.0%) | --- |
| - $5,000 – $9,999 | 2 (3.9%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| - $10,000 – $14,999 | 3 (5.9%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| - $15,000 – $24,999 | 10 (19.6%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| - $25,000 – $34,999 | 8 (15.7%) | --- | 3 (18.8%) | |
| - $35,000 – $49,999 | 8 (15.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 4 (25.0%) | |
| - $50,000 – $74,999 | 6 (11.8%) | --- | 4 (25.0%) | |
| - $75,000 and Over | 11 (21.6%) | --- | 2 (12.5%) | |
| - Missing / Declined to Answer | 1 (2.0%) | --- | --- | |
| Stage at initial NSCLC diagnosis |
- Stage I | 6 (11.8%) | --- | --- |
| - Stage II | 1 (2.0%) | --- | --- | |
| - Stage III | 25 (49.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| - Stage IV | 19 (37.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| Histological Subtype of NSCLC |
- No histological evidence in record | 1 (2.0%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) |
| - Adenocarcinoma | 36 (70.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 5 (31.3%) | |
| - Squamous cell carcinoma | 13 (25.5%) | 3 (75.0%) | 9 (56.3%) | |
| - Adenocarcinoma & Squamous cell carcinoma |
1 (2.0%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Current stage of NSCLC |
- Stage I | 6 (11.8%) | --- | 1 (6.3%) |
| - Stage II | --- | --- | --- | |
| - Stage III | 19 (37.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 7 (43.8%) | |
| - Stage IV | 26 (51.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| - Early-stage (treatment naïve) | 19 (37.3%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
| Current line of NSCLC treatment |
- 1st-line advanced/metastatic | 18 (35.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 5 (31.3%) |
| - 2nd- line advanced/metastatic | 9 (17.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
| - 3rd-line advanced/metastatic | 3 (5.9%) | --- | 3 (18.8%) | |
| - Other (e.g., observation, subsequent) | 2 (3.9%) | --- | 2 (12.5%) | |
| Current ECOG performance status |
- ECOG=0 | 17 (33.3%) | 2 (50.0%) | 5 (31.3%) |
| - ECOG=1 | 24 (47.1%) | --- | 11 (68.8%) | |
| - ECOG=2 | 10 (19.6%) | 2 (50.0%) | --- | |
| - ECOG=3 | --- | --- | --- | |
| - ECOG=4 | --- | --- | --- | |
| Patient smoking history |
- Never a regular smoker | 8 (15.7%) | --- | 3 (18.8%) |
| - Current smoker | 7 (13.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (12.5%) | |
| - Former smoker | 36 (70.6%) | 3 (75.0%) | 10 (62.5%) | |
| - Missing/Unknown | --- | --- | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Number of Pack Years Smoked? (Current / Former Smokers only) |
- Mean (standard deviation) | 32.5 (22.0) | 130.0 (156.8) | 35.5 (13.1) |
| - Median | 35.0 | 65.0 | 30.0 | |
| - Range | 0–90 | 30–360 | 20–56 | |
| Indicator of Comorbid COPD in Medical Record |
- Yes | 18 (35.3%) | 3 (75.0%) | 2 (12.5%) |
| - No | 38 (64.7%) | 1 (25.0%) | 14 (87.5%) |