Table 1.
Background of patients, physicians, and nurses
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Patients | 207 |
| Age | |
| 30 years and younger | 20 (9.7) |
| 40 years | 69 (33.3) |
| 50 years | 86 (41.5) |
| 60 years and older | 32 (15.5) |
| Breast cancer subtypes | |
| HR-positive/HER2-positive | 69 (33.3) |
| HR-positive/HER2-negative | 51 (24.6) |
| HR-negative/HER2-positive | 28 (13.5) |
| HR-negative/HER2-negative | 28 (13.5) |
| Unknown | 31 (15.0) |
| Breast cancer status | |
| Operated, without recurrence/metastasis | 162 (78.3) |
| Operated, with recurrence/metastasis | 37 (17.9) |
| Unoperated, without recurrence/metastasis | 3 (1.4) |
| Unoperated, with recurrence/metastasis | 5 (2.4) |
| Drug therapy | |
| Chemotherapy | 195 (94.2) |
| Hormonal therapy | 132 (63.8) |
| Targeted therapy | 61 (29.5) |
| Physicians | 185 |
| Departments | |
| Department of breast oncology/surgery | 81 (43.8) |
| Department of general surgery | 81 (43.8) |
| Department of oncology | 23 (12.4) |
| Affiliated institutions | |
| University hospitals | 45 (24.3) |
| Designated cancer care hospitals | 54 (29.2) |
| General hospitals | 78 (42.2) |
| Other | 8 (4.3) |
| Nursesa | 150 |
| Hospital wards | 67 (44.7) |
| General outpatient units | 48 (32.0) |
| Outpatient chemotherapy units | 45 (30.0) |
| Breast cancer outpatient units | 13 (8.7) |
| Home visit nursing | 6 (4.0) |
Numbers in italics represent the total number of participants in each group
aSome nurses had more than one affiliation; hence, the numbers by affiliation type were summed to more than 150