Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| ≤ 65 | 901 | 73.07 |
| > 65 | 332 | 26.93 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 512 | 41.52 |
| Female | 721 | 58.48 |
| Race | ||
| Nonwhite | 142 | 11.52 |
| White | 1,088 | 88.24 |
| Missing | 3 | 0.24 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 29 | 2.35 |
| High school | 262 | 21.25 |
| More than high school | 941 | 76.32 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.08 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed/homemaker/student | 647 | 52.47 |
| Unemployed | 186 | 15.09 |
| Retired | 398 | 32.28 |
| Missing | 2 | 0.16 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/partnership | 914 | 74.13 |
| Not married/partnered | 318 | 25.79 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.08 |
| Hospital location | ||
| Illinois | 17 | 1.38 |
| Michigan | 196 | 15.90 |
| Ohio | 562 | 45.58 |
| Pennsylvania | 458 | 37.15 |
| Study arm | ||
| Control | 620 | 50.28 |
| PRE-ACT | 613 | 49.72 |
| Metastatic disease | ||
| No | 614 | 49.80 |
| Yes | 522 | 42.34 |
| Missing | 97 | 7.87 |
| Primary site | ||
| Breast | 317 | 25.71 |
| Colorectal | 126 | 10.22 |
| Lung | 176 | 14.27 |
| Pancreatic | 61 | 4.95 |
| Prostate | 104 | 8.43 |
| Other | 444 | 36.01 |
| Missing | 5 | 0.41 |
| Completed psychosocial construct measures | ||
| Self-efficacy | 1,208 | 84.3 (16.1)* |
| Preparation | 1,228 | 72.7 (15.5)* |
| Distress | 1,206 | 28.7 (15.5)* |
| Decisional Conflict | 726 | 21.9 (17.6)* |
Abbreviation: PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials.
*
Mean (standard deviation).