Table 1.
Patient and disease characteristics
|
All patients (N = 170) |
Before introduction of time out consultation (N = 72) |
After introduction of time out consultation (N = 98) |
p‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years, range) | 65 | (35–88) | 63 | (35–88) | 66 | (36–85) | .039* |
| Gender—male (%) | 107 | (63%) | 43 | (60%) | 64 | (65%) | .456 |
| Tumour stage | .361 | ||||||
| I | 41 | (24%) | 14 | (19%) | 27 | (28%) | |
| II | 39 | (23%) | 19 | (26%) | 20 | (20%) | |
| III | 46 | (27%) | 18 | (25%) | 28 | (29%) | |
| IV | 44 | (26%) | 21 | (29%) | 23 | (24%) | |
| Location of tumour | .376 | ||||||
| Colon | 98 | (58%) | 44 | (61%) | 54 | (55%) | |
| Caecum | 11 | (7%) | 5 | (7%) | 6 | (6%) | |
| Ascending | 26 | (15%) | 14 | (19%) | 12 | (12%) | |
| Transverse | 8 | (5%) | 3 | (4%) | 5 | (5%) | |
| Descending | 5 | (3%) | 1 | (1%) | 4 | (4%) | |
| Sigmoid | 48 | (28%) | 21 | (29%) | 27 | (28%) | |
| Recto‐sigmoid | 3 | (2%) | 3 | (4%) | 0 | ||
| Rectum | 65 | (38%) | 24 | (33%) | 41 | (42%) | |
| Multiple tumours | 4 | (2%) | 1 | (1%) | 3 | (3%) | |
| Recurrent disease | 24 | (14%) | 8 | (11%) | 16 | (16%) | .335 |
| Initial treatment proposed | .768 | ||||||
| Surgery | 122 | (72%) | 53 | (74%) | 69 | (70%) | |
| Radiotherapy | 14 | (8%) | 5 | (7%) | 9 | (9%) | |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 11 | (7%) | 5 | (7%) | 6 | (6%) | |
| Chemotherapy | 21 | (12%) | 9 | (13%) | 12 | (12%) | |
| None | 2 | (1%) | 0 | 2 | (2%) | ||
| Treatment intent | .413 | ||||||
| Curative | 146 | (86%) | 60 | (83%) | 86 | (88%) | |
| Palliative | 24 | (14%) | 12 | (17%) | 12 | (12%) | |
| Chronic comorbid condition | .058 | ||||||
| None | 55 | (32%) | 29 | (40%) | 26 | (27%) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 73 | (43%) | 27 | (38%) | 46 | (47%) | |
| Severe arthrosis | 28 | (17%) | 11 | (15%) | 17 | (17%) | |
| Asthma/COPD | 22 | (13%) | 9 | (13%) | 13 | (13%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 18 | (11%) | 9 | (13%) | 9 | (9%) | |
| Central nervous system disorders | 9 | (5%) | 1 | (1%) | 8 | (8%) | |
| Depression | 6 | (4%) | 2 | (3%) | 4 | (4%) | |
| Other | 58 | (34%) | 20 | (28%) | 38 | (39%) | |
| Educational attainment | .850 | ||||||
| Primary or none | 17 | (10%) | 6 | (8%) | 11 | (11%) | |
| Secondary or lower vocational | 72 | (42%) | 33 | (46%) | 39 | (40%) | |
| Higher vocational | 52 | (31%) | 21 | (29%) | 31 | (32%) | |
| University | 29 | (17%) | 12 | (17%) | 17 | (17%) | |
*
Significant difference between groups.