Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (N = 101)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Patient age in years, mean (SD) | 60.6 (11) |
| TiOS score, mean (SD) | 4.1 (0.6) |
| Consultation duration, mean (SD), min | 00:28:03 (00:12:29) |
| OPTION-12 sum score, mean (SD) | 15.5 (11.6) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| High | 29 (29) |
| Intermediate | 51 (50) |
| Low | 21 (21) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 35 (35) |
| In a relationship | 66 (65) |
| Has children, n (%) | 84 (83) |
| Preferred level of involvement in decision making, n (%) | |
| Patient driven | 39 (39) |
| Shared | 41 (41) |
| Oncologist driven | 21 (21) |
| Consultations with university hospital oncologists, n (%) | 20 (20) |
| Consultations with use of Adjuvant! online, n (%) | 60 (59) |
| Tumor size, n (%) | |
| 0–20 mm | 58 (58) |
| ≥21 mm | 42 (42) |
| Missing | 1 |
| Tumor stage,an (%) | |
| Stage I | 43 (43) |
| Stages II and III | 58 (57) |
| Tumor positive lymph nodes present, n (%) | 33 (33) |
| Positive estrogen receptor (ER) status (n = 96), n (%) | 84 (88) |
| Missing | 5 |
| Positive progesterone receptor (PR) status (n = 95), n (%) | 73 (77) |
| Missing | 6 |
| Positive HER2/neu receptor status, n (%) | 7 (7) |
| Missing | 5 |
| Triple negative (i.e., ER/PR/HER2/neu negative; n = 96), n (%) | 10 (10) |
| Missing | 5 |
| Surgery (n = 96), n (%) | |
| Breast conserving | 51 (53) |
| Mastectomy | 45 (47) |
| Missing | 5 |
| Has received radiotherapy (n = 96), n (%) | 54 (56) |
| Missing | 5 |
| Treatment(s) discussed during the consultation, n (%) | |
| Chemotherapy only | 12 (12) |
| Endocrine therapy only | 18 (18) |
| Chemotherapy and endocrine therapy | 70 (70) |
| Chemotherapy decision (yes; n = 94), n (%) | 53 (57) |
| Missing | 7 |
| Endocrine therapy decision (yes; n = 93), n (%) | 79 (85) |
| Missing | 8 |
OPTION-12, 12-item Observing Patient Involvement In Decision Making scale; TiOS, Trust in Oncologist Scale.
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TNM staging source: American Joint Committee on Cancer. Cancer Staging Manual. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons, 2015.