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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Palliat Support Care. 2014 Jul 22;13(4):981–990. doi: 10.1017/S147895151400073X

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 33)

n (%)
Age 33     
Mean ± SD 58.4 ± 9.3
Sex 33     
Female 21 (63.6)
Male 12 (36.4)
Education (highest level) 33     
Primary/secondary 6 (18.2)
Post-secondary/college 7 (21.2)
University 20 (60.6)
Employment 33     
Retired 13 (39.4)
Sick leave 8 (24.2)
Working 6 (18.2)
Others 5 (15.2)
Not specified 1 (3.0)
Tumor type 38     
Breast 12 (31.6)
Prostate 7 (18.4)
Head and neck 3 (7.9)
Renal 3 (7.9)
Gastrointestinal 3 (7.9)
Others 10 (26.3)
Actively in treatment? 33     
Yes 10 (30.3)
No 23 (69.7)