Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the Enrolled Participants (n = 31)
Characteristic | n |
---|---|
Female | 19 |
Male | 12 |
Education | |
<High school | 2 |
Grade 12 | 5 |
Some college | 6 |
College graduate | 1 |
Postgraduate | 12 |
Tumor type | |
Brain | 4 |
Breast | 8 |
Gastrointestinal | 8 |
Head/neck | 3 |
Lung | 4 |
Melanoma | 1 |
Sarcoma | 3 |
Cancer spectrum | |
Initial diagnosis | 3 |
Early initial treatment | 5 |
Mid-initial treatment | 8 |
Post-treatment/remission | 11 |
Recurrence treatment | 3 |
End stage | 2 |
Appointment type | |
First visit in oncology | 2 |
Return visit but first with clinician | 1 |
Return visit with regular clinician | 28 |
Cancer stage | |
Stage 1 | 1 |
Stage 2 | 5 |
Stage 3 | 2 |
Stage 4 | 13 |
Other/nonstaged | 10 |
Clinician type | |
Biomedical practitioner—MD | 24 |
Physician fellow | 3 |
Nurse practitioner—NP | 4 |