Table 1.

Characteristics of participating patients

	Full sample N=184	Restricted sample N=116
Gender, n (%)
Female	108 (58,7)	63 (54,3)
Male	76 (41,3)	53 (45,7)
Age, median (range)	59 (29–82)	55 (29–74)
Age category, n (%)
≤60	94 (51,1)	72 (62,1)
>60	90 (48,9)	44 (37,9)
Macroregion of the participating institution, n (%)
North	71 (38,6)	46 (39,7)
Centre	15 (8,2)	9 (7,8)
South	71 (38,6)	43 (37,1)
Islands	27 (14,7)	18 (15,5)
Education level, n (%)
Elementary school	23 (12,5)	8 (6,9)
Middle school	57 (31,0)	33 (28,4)
High school/degree	104 (56,5)	75 (64,7)
Marital status, n (%)
Married	132 (71,7)	82 (70,7)
Other	52 (28,3)	34 (29,3)
With dependent family members, n (%)
No	107 (58,2)	60 (51,7)
Yes	77 (41,8)	56 (48,3)
Family members with cancer or chronic disease, n (%)
No	82 (44,6)	52 (44,8)
Yes	102 (55,4)	64 (55,2)
Working status, n (%)
Working	84 (45,7)	82 (70,7)
Not working	100 (54,3)	34 (29,3)
Distance (km) from the hospital, median (range)	20 (1–430)	25 (1–286)
Time (years) from initial diagnosis, n (%)
≤1	80 (43,5)	54 (46,6)
1–5	65 (35,3)	38 (32,8)
≥5	39 (21,2)	24 (20,7)
Previous treatment, n (%)
Surgery	129 (70,1)	81 (69,8)
Chemotherapy	157 (85,3)	94 (81,0)
Target-based agents	55 (29,9)	37 (31,9)
Immunotherapy	38 (20,7)	28 (24,1)
Hormonal therapy	31 (16,8)	18 (15,5)
Radiotherapy	43 (23,4)	28 (24,1)
Last/ongoing treatment, n (%)
Chemotherapy	135 (73,4)	79 (68,1)
Target-based agents	18 (9,8)	13 (11,2)
Immunotherapy	25 (13,6)	19 (16,4)
Hormonal therapy	5 (2,7)	4 (3,4)
Radiotherapy	1 (0,5)	1 (0,9)
Primary tumour site, n (%)
Breast	59 (32,1)	36 (31,0)
Lower gastrointestinal tract	51 (27,7)	24 (20,7)
Genitourinary	34 (18,5)	27 (23,3)
Thoracic	18 (9,8)	13 (11,2)
Upper astrointestinal tract	13 (7,1)	10 (8,6)
Other	9 (4,9)	6 (5,2)