Table 1.
Background features of the participants.
| Feature | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic features n = 228 | ||
| Age in years | 42.92 (average) | Stand dev (15.75) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 35 | 15.35% |
| Female | 193 | 84.65% |
| Education degree | ||
| No degree | 5 | 2.19% |
| Highschool | 70 | 30.70% |
| Bachelor | 114 | 50.00% |
| Master | 35 | 15.35% |
| PhD | 4 | 1.75% |
| Relation to the patient | ||
| Partner | 14 | 6.14% |
| Sibling | 7 | 3.07% |
| Parent | 97 | 42.54% |
| Grandparent | 73 | 32.02% |
| Aunt/uncle | 8 | 3.51% |
| Friend/neighbor | 24 | 10.53% |
| No data | 5 | 2.19% |
| Time since diagnosis | ||
| <6 months | 8 | 3.51% |
| 6 months to 1 year | 19 | 8.33% |
| > 1 year | 199 | 87.28% |
| No data | 2 | 0.88% |