Table 5.
Summary of participant and data characteristics
| Participant characteristics | n |
|---|---|
| Patient participant characteristics overall (n = 40) | |
| Median age (range) | 57 (29–78) |
| Gender, females (vs. males) | 23 (17) |
| Index of multiple deprivation decilea | |
| Most deprived (1–3) | 9 |
| Average deprivation (4–7) | 13 |
| Least deprived (8–10) | 13 |
| Trial participation status, consent (vs. declined) | 19 (21) |
| Trial consultation recorded, yes (vs. no) | 39 (1) |
| Patient interviewed, yes (vs. no) | 23 (17) |
| Patient's health professional interviewed,b yes (vs. no) | 37 (3) |
| No. of participating NHS sites | |
| England | 7 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Patients with recorded trial consultations (n = 39) | |
| Consultation type | |
| Initial consultation recorded | 37 |
| Subsequent consultations recorded | 6 |
| Consultation duration | |
| Initial consultation median (range), min | 19 (6–50) |
| Second consultation median (range), min | 9 (3–41) |
| Patients interviewed (n = 23) | |
| Median interview duration (range), min | 61 (32–102) |
| Format of interview, face‐to‐face (vs. telephone) | 10 (13) |
| Practitioners interviewed (n = 18) | |
| Median interview duration (range), min | 57 (29–91) |
| Health professional's role | |
| Neurosurgeons | 5 |
| Radiation‐oncologists | 9 |
| Research nurses | 4 |
| Format of interview, face‐to‐face (vs. telephone) | 5 (13) |
| No. of participating NHS sites | |
| England | 11 |
| Scotland | 0 |
a
The Index of Multiple Deprivation ranks every small area in England from 1 (most deprived area) to 32,844 (least deprived area) but are not available for other regions of the U.K. The deciles are derived from the ranks and we divided these into most deprived (1–3), average deprivation (4–7), and least deprived (8–10).
b
Neurosurgeon, radiation oncologist, or research nurse present in the consultation; chronological order of consultation and health professional interview varied.
Abbreviation: NHS, National Health Services.