TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Variable | N (%) |
| Age, mean (SD, Range) | 57.6 (11.1, 18–75) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 1,103 (51.5) |
| Male | 1,038 (48.5) |
| Marital status – married | 1,358 (63.4) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 1,475 (68.9) |
| High school (12–13 years)/University | 666 (31.1) |
| Tumor diagnosis | |
| Digestive organs | 456 (21.3) |
| Breast | 442 (20.6) |
| Prostate | 318 (14.9) |
| Respiratory and intrathoracic organs | 201 (9.4) |
| Female genital organs | 183 (8.5) |
| Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 170 (7.9) |
| Urinary tract | 128 (6.0) |
| Lip, oral cavity and pharynx | 62 (2.9) |
| Eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system | 41 (1.9) |
| Skin | 39 (1.8) |
| Mesothelial and soft tissue | 38 (1.8) |
| Other | 63 (2.9) |
| Time since diagnosis (month), mean (SD, range) | 13.5 (24.9, 0–318) |
| up to 3 month | 747 (41.2) |
| ECOG Performance Status (ECOG/WHO Score) | |
| 0 (Fully active) | 986 (47.4) |
| 1 (Restricted in physically strenuous activity) | 757 (36.4) |
| 2 (Up and about more than 50% of waking hours) | 260 (12.5) |
| 3 (Confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours) | 76 (3.7) |
| 4 (Completely disabled) | 3 (0.1) |
| Treatment setting | |
| Inpatient | 932 (43.5) |
| Outpatient | 640 (29.9) |
| Rehabilitation, inpatient | 569 (26.6) |
*Unweighted sample, N = 2,141.