Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Oncologists (n = 11) | Nurses (n = 14) | Residents (n = 4) | Patients (n = 40) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) | 42 (9) | 44 (13) | 28 (2) | 64 (9) |
| Sex | Male: N (%) | 6 (55%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 22 (55%) |
| Female: N (%) | 5 (45%) | 14 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 18 (45%) | |
| Visible minority (Note 1) | N (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 2 (5%) |
| Has a disability | N (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 5 (13%) |
| Years in practice | Mean (SD) | 10 (8) | 22 (14) | 5 (1) | – |
| Preferred decision-making style | Clinician-led: N (%) | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (21%) |
| Shared: N (%) | 4 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (50%) | 8 (21%) | |
| Patient-led: N (%) | 5 (45%) | 13 (93%) | 2 (50%) | 22 (56%) | |
| Did not answer: N (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | |
| Numeracy (scale 8–48) | Median (IQR) | 40 (8) | 37 (6) | 42 (2) | 35 (14) |
| Literacy (scale 3–18) | Median (IQR) | – | – | – | 13 (4) |
| Education | No postsecondary degree: N (%) | – | – | – | 22 (55%) |
| Postsecondary degree: N (%) | – | – | – | 17 (42.5%) | |
| Did not answer: N (%) | – | – | – | 1 (2.5%) | |
| Type of Cancer | Breast: N (%) | – | – | – | 6 (15%) |
| Prostate: N (%) | – | – | – | 6 (15%) | |
| Lung: N (%) | – | – | – | 5 (13%) | |
| Stomach, Rectal or Oesophagus: N (%) | – | – | – | 4 (10%) | |
| Lymphoma: N (%) | – | – | – | 4 (10%) | |
| Central Nervous System (CNS): N (%) | – | – | – | 2 (5%) | |
| Head and Neck: N (%) | – | – | – | 2 (5%) | |
| Melanoma: N (%) | – | – | – | 1 (3%) | |
| Palliative care (various cancer types): N (%) | – | – | – | 10 (25%) |
(Note 1) Visible minority is a common Canadian term for self-reporting as a person of color. Quebec City’s population is very homogeneous, with most people being white francophones. SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range