Table 1.

Characteristics of the patient sample

	Round 1 (n = 13)	Round 2 (n = 13)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age at time of focus group	63.31 ± 2.68 (49–81)	66.15 ± 1.96(56–77)
Months since diagnosis	25.23 ± 31.88 (2–124)	9.85 ± 8.51 (3–36)
	N (%)	N (%)
Educational levela
Low	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Medium	8 (61%)	8 (61%)
High	4 (31%)	3 (23%)
Unknown	1 (8%)	2 (16%)
Marital status
Partnered	12 (92%)	11 (85%)
Widowed/no partner	1 (8%)	2 (15%)
Diagnosis
NSCLC	12 (85%)	10 (77%)
SCLC	1 (8%)	3 (23%)
Treatment
Curative therapy (surgery or stereotactic radiotherapy)	4 (31%)	4 (31%)
Curative intent (chemoradiation therapy)	3 (23%)	6 (46%)
Palliative chemotherapy	6 (46%)	3 (23%)

^aLow = < 10 years of education, medium = 10–14 years of education, high = > 14 years of education

NSLC non-small-cell lung cancer, SCLC small-cell lung cancer