Table 1.

LA-HNC patients’ demographics and clinical characteristics (N = 20) and providers’ demographics and credentials (N = 13)

	Statistic
Patient characteristics
Age; M (SD) range	60.6 (9.0) 35–79
Gender; n (%)
Female	5 (25)
Male	15 (75)
Race; n (%)
White	18 (90)
Black or African American	2 (10)
Ethnicity; n (%)
Non-Hispanic	20 (100)
Hispanic	0 (-)
Married; n (%)
Currently married	13 (65)
Never married	2 (10)
Divorced	5 (25)
Education; n (%)
College graduate	11 (55)
Did not graduate from college	9 (45)
Employment status; n (%)
Employed full-time	9 (45)
Not employed full-time	11 (55)
Annual household income; n (%)
Less than $19,999	3 (15)
$20,000–$ 39,999	3 (15)
$40,000–$59,999	1 (5)
$60,000–$100,000	4 (20)
Greater than $100,000	7 (35)
Prefer not to answer	2 (10)
CCI total; M (SD) range	2.3 (0.7) 2–4
Diagnosis; n (%)
Oropharynx	14 (70)
Nasopharynx	3 (15)
Oral cavity	1 (5)
Supraglottic larynx	1 (5)
Ethmoid sinus tumor	1 (5)
HPV Status; n (%)
Positive	14 (70)
Negative	4 (20)
Unknown	2 (10)
Months since diagnosis; mean (SD) range	9.1 (8.7) 3–17
Months since radiation; mean (SD) range	5.6 (4.0) .59–14
Provider characteristics
Gender; n (%)
Female	8 (62)
Male	5 (38)
Ethnicity; n (%)
Non-Hispanic	11 (85)
Hispanic	2 (15)
Race; n (%)
White	6 (46)
Black or African American	1 (8)
Asian	4 (31)
More than one race	2 (15)
Highest degree; n (%)
Doctor of medicine (MD)	7 (54)
Advanced practice nurse practitioner (APRN)	1 (8)
Registered nurse (RN)	3 (23)
Registered dietitian (RD)	1 (8)
MS in speech-language pathology	1 (8)
Years since highest degree; M (SD) range	12.31 (10.91) 1–38

CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; HPV, human papillomavirus; percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding