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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Dec 27;100(5):818–826. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.12.026

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Participants

Patients (n=114) Usual Care
(n=40)
QPL Only
(n=40)
QPL+Coach
(n=34)
Total
(N=114)
Age M=57.35
(SD=11.07)
M=60.82
(SD=9.32)
M=58.44
(SD=10.56)
M=58.89
(SD=10.35)
Sex
  Female 36 (90%) 37 (92.5%) 31 (91.2%) 104 (91.2%)
  Male 3 (7.5%) 3 (7.5%) 3 (8.8%) 9 (7.9%)
Education
  < High School 11 (27.5%) 6 (15.0%) 9 (26.5%) 26 (22.8%)
  Graduated High School 3 (7.5%) 6 (15.0%) 5 (14.7%) 14 (12.3%)
  Some College 14 (35.0%) 15 (37.5%) 9 (26.5%) 38 (33.3%)
  Graduated College 9 (22.5%) 7 (17.5%) 5 (14.7%) 21 (18.4%)
  Post-graduate degree 3 (7.5%) 6 (15.0%) 6 (17.6%) 15 (13.2%)
Annual Household Income
  0 – $19,999 18 (45.0%) 14 (35.0%) 14 (41.2%) 46 (40.4%)
  $20,000 – $39,999 12 (30.0%) 13 (32.5%) 7 (20.6%) 32 (28.1%)
  $40,000 – $59,999 3 (7.5%) 4 (10.0%) 3 (8.8%) 10 (8.8%)
  $60,000 – $79,999 3 (7.5%) 3 (7.5%) 4 (11.7%) 10 (8.8%)
  >$80,000 2 (5.0%) 4 (10.0%) 3 (8.8%) 9 (7.9%)
Primary Tumor Site
  Breast 32 (80.0%) 34 (85.0%) 28 (82.4%) 94 (82.4%)
  Colorectal 3 (7.5%) 3 (7.5%) 2 (5.9%) 8 (7.0%)
  Lung 5 (12.5%) 3 (7.5%) 4 (11.8%) 12 (10.5%)
Oncologists (n=18) Across Arms
Age M=46.76 (SD= 10.60)
Male 10 (56%)
Race/Ethnicity
   Caucasian or White 10 (56%)
   Asian or Pacific Islander 4 (22%)
   Arab-American/Mideastern 4 (22%)
Position
   Attending 15 (83.3%)
   Fellow 3 (16.7%)