Table 3.

. Patient characteristics

Patient age (years)
Median	53.0
Range	6.0–84.0
Gender (n (%))
Male	49 (32.9)
Female	100 (67.1)
Ethnic group (n (%))
Chinese	126 (84.6)
Malay	11 (7.4)
Indian	5 (3.3)
Other	7 (4.7)
Does patient speak English (n (%))
No	56 (37.6)
Yes	93 (62.4)
Paying class (n (%))
Private	26 (17.4)
Subsidized	123 (82.6)
Cancer primary type (n (%))
Breast	62 (41.6)
Lung	29 (19.5)
Gastric	10 (6.7)
Colorectal	9 (6.0)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	17 (11.4)
Lymphoma	9 (6.0)
Other	13 (8.7)
Cancer stage (n (%))
In situ	0 (0.0)
Stage I	32 (21.5)
Stage II	52 (34.9)
Stage III	28 (18.8)
Stage IV	37 (24.8)
Visit type (n (%))
New patient	26 (17.4)
Follow up	55 (36.9)
Treatment review	34 (22.8)
Mold room	1 (0.7)
Simulation	15 (10.1)
Radiotherapy treatment	18 (12.1)
Was family member present? (n (%))
No	92 (61.7)
Yes	57 (38.3)
Patient's maximum level education (n (%))
No school	0 (0.0)
Elementary school	51 (34.2)
Secondary school	67 (45.0)
College	13 (8.7)
University	11 (7.4)
Postgraduate school	7 (4.7)
Time spent waiting (min)
Median	15.0
Range	0–120
Language of patient questionnaire (n (%))
English	88 (59.1)
Chinese	61 (40.9)