Table 3.
Participant baseline clinical and demographic details
|
Centre 1 Bristol participants (n = 29) |
Centre 2 Birmingham participants (n = 11) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 19 (66) | 8 (73) |
| Age, years | ||
| Mean (SD)a | 64.2 (9.8) | 63.4 (14.9) |
| Range | 43–81 | 42–81 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White British | 22 (76) | 11 (100) |
| Chinese | 1 (3) | 0 |
| Not stated | 6 (21) | 0 |
| Cancer diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 21 (72) | 11 (100) |
| Length of hospital stay, days | ||
| Mean (SD)a | 12 (9) | 18 (12) |
| Median (IQR)b | 9 (6–14) | 11 (10–15) |
| Range | 3–35 | 9–45 |
| Surgical procedure received, n (%) | ||
| Oesophago-gastric resection | 15 (52) | 11 (100) |
| Hepatobiliary resection | 14 (48) | 0 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married/civil partnership/cohabiting | 26 (91) | 5 (46) |
| Single | 1 (3) | 1 (9) |
| Divorced/separated | 1 (3) | 2 (18) |
| Widowed | 1 (3) | 3 (27) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| Further education | 22 (76) | 6 (55) |
| Degree/professional qualification | 15 (52) | 5 (46) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||
| Retired | 15 (52) | 6 (55) |
| Working full-time | 6 (20) | 3 (27) |
| Working part-time | 4 (14) | 1 (9) |
| Not in paid employment | 4 (14) | 1 (9) |
| Computer usage, n (%) | ||
| Daily | 26 (90) | 8 (73) |
| Weekly | 3 (10) | 1 (9) |
| Rarely | 0 | 2 (18) |
| Proficiency with computer, n (%) | ||
| Easy | 21 (72) | 7 (64) |
| Sometimes difficult | 8 (28) | 2 (18) |
| Difficult | 0 | 2 (18) |
aStandard deviation
bInterquartile range