Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics |
Total (N = 36) N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 24 (66.7%) |
| Female | 12 (33.3%) |
| Mean age | 64.9 years (SD = 11.30) |
| Mean appointment length (minutes: seconds) | 8:03 (SD = 3:56) |
| Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) decile | |
| 1 (most deprived) | 13 (36.1%) |
| 2 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 3 | 3 (8.3%) |
| 4 | 5 (13.9%) |
| 5 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 6 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 7 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 8 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 9 | 4 (11.1%) |
| 10 (least deprived) | 1 (2.8%) |
|
Mean age leaving education (Information not available, n = 4) |
16.9 years (SD = 3.80) |
| Highest qualification | |
| None | 14 (38.9%) |
| GCSE or equivalent | 10 (27.8%) |
| Advanced level (A level) or equivalent | 3 (8.3%) |
| Undergraduate | 3 (8.3%) |
| Postgraduate | 2 (5.6%) |
| Information not available | 4 (11.1%) |
| Office for National Statistics (ONS) group | |
| 1 (highest) | 5 (13.9%) |
| 2 | 3 (8.3%) |
| 3 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 4 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 5 | 5 (13.9%) |
| 6 | 7 (19.4%) |
| 7 | 2 (5.6%) |
| 8 | 6 (16.7%) |
| 9 (lowest) | 0 (0%) |
| Information not available | 4 (11.1%) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 9 (25%) |
| Retired | 21 (58.3%) |
| Sick leave | 1 (2.8%) |
| Unemployed | 1 (2.8%) |
| Information not available | 4 (11.1%) |
| Primary treatment | |
| Surgery | 13 (36.1%) |
| Radiotherapy | 6 (16.7%) |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 10 (27.8%) |
| Surgery with radiotherapy | 6 (16.7%) |
| Surgery with chemoradiotherapy | 1 (2.8%) |