Table 4.
Differences in participant characteristics between paper-based and web-based questionnaires.
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Paper-based questionnaire | Web-based questionnaire | P value |
| Survivors, n |
|
196 | 240 |
|
| Median age, range |
|
30 (18-61) | 31 (18-57) | .73 |
| Median age at diagnosis, range |
|
6 (0-17) | 6 (0-17) | .88 |
| Median number of years since diagnosis, range |
|
23 (10-49) | 23 (11-45) | .52 |
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
.96 |
|
|
Male | 93 (47.4) | 109 (45.4) |
|
|
|
Female | 103 (52.6) | 131 (54.6) |
|
| Follow-up center, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMC | 104 (53.1) | 104 (43.3) |
|
|
|
Erasmus | 50 (25.5) | 84 (35.0) |
|
|
|
VUmc | 42 (21.4) | 52 (21.7) |
|
| Diagnosis, n (%) |
|
|
|
.40 |
|
|
Central nervous system tumor | 26 (13.3) | 24 (10.0) |
|
|
|
Leukemia | 50 (25.5) | 57 (23.8) |
|
|
|
Lymphoma | 39 (19.9) | 48 (20.0) |
|
|
|
Renal tumor | 29 (14.8) | 38 (15.8) |
|
|
|
Other | 52 (26.5) | 73 (30.4) |
|
| Chemotherapy, n (%) |
|
153 (78.1) | 192 (80.0) | .91 |
| Radiotherapy, n (%) |
|
81 (41.3) | 90 (37.5) | .40 |
| Surgery, n (%) |
|
133 (67.9) | 173 (72.1) | .73 |
| Other therapy, n (%) |
|
104 (53.1) | 124 (51.7) | .81 |
| Recurrence of disease, n (%) |
|
26 (13.3) | 33 (13.8) | .70 |
| Recent visit to late effect outpatient clinic (<2 years), n (%) |
|
92 (46.9) | 99 (41.2) | .76 |
| Marital status, n (%) |
|
|
|
.28 |
|
|
Single | 72 (36.7) | 77 (32.1) |
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|
|
In a relationship | 68 (34.7) | 85 (35.4) |
|
|
|
(Ever) Married | 56 (28.6) | 78 (32.5) |
|
| Employment status, n (%) |
|
|
|
.02 |
|
|
Student | 29 (15.2) | 45 (18.8) | .83 |
|
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Employed | 122 (63.9) | 169 (70.7) | .24 |
|
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Unemployed | 40 (20.9) | 25 (10.5) | .015 |
|
|
Unknown | 5 | 1 |
|
| Educational level, n (%) |
|
|
|
.001 |
|
|
Lowa | 35 (17.9) | 17 (7.1) | .008 |
|
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Mediumb | 107 (54.6) | 135 (56.2) | .67 |
|
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Highc | 54 (27.6) | 88 (36.7) | .04 |
aLow educational level: ISCED levels 0 to 2.
bMedium educational level: ISCED levels 3 to 5.
cHigh education level: ISCED levels 6 to 8.