Table 1.
Characteristics of participating patients and physicians.
| Characteristics of Patients (n = 13) | Number n(%) |
|---|---|
| Sex: | |
| Male | 7 (54) |
| Female | 6 (46) |
| Age, mean (range), y | 57 (31–84) |
| Caucasian | 13 (100) |
| Married/living together | 13 (100) |
| Educational level: | |
| High school or less | 2 (16) |
| Vocational education | 11 (84) |
| University | 0 (0) |
| Treatment: | |
| Surgery | 6 (46) |
| Thyroid lobectomy | 3 (50) |
| Total thyroidectomy | 3 (50) |
| Average time from surgery (mean), m | 10.5 |
| Complication rate | 1 (17) |
| TKIs | 7 (54) |
| Not started | 4 (57) |
| Started | 3 (43) |
| Average time from progressive advanced disease (mean), m | 6.9 |
| Site of distant metastases | |
| * Lung | 6 (60) |
| * Bone | 3 (30) |
| * Other | 1 (10) |
| Characteristics of physicians (n = 19) | Number n(%) |
| Sex: | |
| Male | 7 (37) |
| Female | 12 (63) |
| Working in university hospital | 15 (100 |
| Medical specialty: | |
| Endocrinologist | 6 (32) |
| Oncologist | 5 (26) |
| Surgeon | 5 (26) |
| Nuclear medicine physician | 3 (16) |
| Experience in years | |
| 0–10 | 1 (5) |
| 11–20 | 11 (58) |
| >20 | 7 (37) |
y: years, m: months; * site of distant metastases