Table 4.
Number of studies by country and type of factors that have reported to be associated with cancer patients’ experiences of care.
| Country | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors associated with variations in cancer patients’ experiences* | Australia | Canada | United Kingdom | United States | Total |
| Cancer type or stage at diagnosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Care coordination or access to care | – | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| Ethnicity, age, or other sociodemographic factors | – | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
| Mental or overall health | – | 1 | – | 4 | 5 |
| Survey methods | – | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| Treatment location | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 54 |
Some studies reported more than one factor; hence we categorized such study based on the first aim.