Table 2.
Characteristics of patient participants in focus group (caregivers not included)
| Characteristics | n=6 |
| Age, years, median (range) | 61 (32–71) |
| Gender, n | – |
| Male | 4 |
| Female | 2 |
| Neoadjuvant radiotherapy, n | 5 |
| Diverting loop ileostomy, n | 5 |
| Extent of mesorectal excision, n | – |
| Partial mesorectal excision | 0 |
| Total mesorectal excision | 6 |
| Anastomotic height, n | – |
| Colo-rectal anastomosis | 3 |
| Colo-anal anastomosis | 3 |
| Anastomotic leak, n | 1 |
| Months since proctectomy, median (range) | 15 (7–22) |
| LARS Score, median (range) | 28 (12–39) |
| LARS Score severity, n | – |
| Major | 3 |
| Minor | 2 |
| None | 1 |
| Overall, how much does your bowel function affect your QoL? | – |
| Not at all / very little | 2 |
| Somewhat | 2 |
| A lot | 2 |
| EORTC global quality of life, median (range) | 83 (50–100) |
EORTC-QLQ-C30, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire—Core 30; LARS Score, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score; QoL, quality of life.