Table 2.
Demographics for each sample used in the development of MQOL-E
| Variables | Studya | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Fc | Gd | |
| N | 219 | 368 | 216 |
| Gender (% female) | 64 | 48 | 51 |
| Age (mean; standard deviation) | 58 (15.4) | 77 (9.9) | 66 (12.5) |
| Highest level of education (%)b | |||
| Did not complete high school | 10 | 46 | 32 |
| High school completed but no post-secondary | 34 | 22 | 20 |
| Some post-secondary | 56 | 30 | 42 |
| Disease | Cancer | Various end-stage diseases (COPD; CHF; cirrhosis; cancer) or > 80 years old | Cancer |
| Settings (%) | Outpatient clinics (100) |
Acute care units (71) Home care (22) Palliative care units (7) |
Palliative care units (71) Palliative home care (27) Other (1) Missing (1) |
aSince these studies were also used in development of MQOL-R, the same naming convention was used [19].
bFor Study E, participants reported the highest level of education attended. For other datasets, participants reported the highest level of education completed. c Timeframe of 1 month rather than 2 days. d Longitudinal study. The first questionnaire completed by each participant was selected to provide the largest n (i.e. before dropout)