TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the participants

Pt	Study	Sex	Age (yrs)	Cancer type	Education	Social situation	Experienced treatment plan
01	GRIP	F	66	Melanoma	Low	Single	1 option	O
02	GRIP	F	68	Breast	Low	Married	Sequential steps	O→CT→RT
03	GRIP	M	65	Colon	High	Married	Sequential steps	RT→CT→O
04	GRIP	F	66	Breast	High	Married	Sequential steps	O→CT
05	GRIP	F	69	Melanoma	Low	Married	1 option	O
06	GRIP	F	76	Breast	High	Married	Sequential steps	CT→O→RT→HT
07	GRIP	F	72	Breast	High	Widow	Sequential steps	O→HT
08	GRIP	F	72	Breast	High	Married	Sequential steps	O→RT
09	GRIP	F	55	Breast	Low	Married	Sequential steps	O→RT
10	GRIP	M	55	Colon	High	Widow	Sequential steps	RT→CT→O
11	GRIP	F	54	Breast	High	Married	Sequential steps	O→CT→RT→HT
12	GRIP	F	59	Breast	High	Divorced	Sequential steps	CT→O→RT→HT
13	TO	F	69	Breast	Middle	Married	Sequential steps	RT→O→CT
14	TO	M	74	Prostate	Low	Married	>1 option	RT or CT or O
15	TO	F	82	Lung	Low	Widow	>1 option	Doing nothing or O or RT
16	TO	M	77	Prostate	High	Married	>1 option	RT or CT or O
17	TO	F	81	Gynaecologic	High	Single	Sequential steps	O→ RT
18	TO	F	75	Gynaecologic	Middle	Single	Sequential steps	O→ RT
19	TO	M	74	Prostate	Middle	Married	1 option	RT
20	TO	M	73	Prostate	Middle	Married	>1 option	RT or O

Abbreviations: ‘→’, treatment plan with sequential steps; CT, chemotherapy; F, female; HT, hormonal therapy; M, male; O, operation; Pt, patient; RT, radiotherapy; TO, Time Out.

Treatment options in bold were accepted and non‐bold treatment options were rejected by the patient.