Table 1.
Participant profile
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 154) | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 83 | 54 |
| Male | 71 | 46 |
| Age | ||
| <60 | 41 | 27 |
| 60–74 | 67 | 44 |
| 75+ | 45 | 29 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/partnered | 107 | 70 |
| Not partnered/Single/separated/widowed | 46 | 30 |
| Employed status | ||
| Employed (including. sick/unpaid leave) | 37 | 24 |
| Not employed | 117 | 76 |
| Place of residence (ASGC‐RA) | ||
| Inner Regional | 119 | 77 |
| Outer regional | 35 | 23 |
| Cancer stage | ||
| Early/local | 85 | 61 |
| Metastatic | 55 | 39 |
| Type of treatment | ||
| Chemotherapy | 77 | 50 |
| Radiotherapy | 40 | 26 |
| Surgery | 37 | 24 |
| Type of cancer | ||
| Colorectal | 53 | 34 |
| Breast | 39 | 25 |
| Genito‐urinary | 19 | 12 |
| Haematological | 13 | 9 |
| Lung | 12 | 8 |
| Other | 18 | 12 |
| Clinicians (n = 36) | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 36 | 100 |
| Male | 0 | 0 |
| Clinician disciplines | ||
| Chemotherapy nurse | 17 | 47 |
| Nurse Cancer Care Coordinator | 2 | 6 |
| Ward nurse | 11 | 30 |
| Social Worker | 1 | 3 |
| Radiation therapist | 3 | 8 |
| Radiotherapy nurse | 2 | 6 |
ASGC‐RA – Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Areas.