Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 40)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (M±SD) | 58.8±12.8; range: 30–82 |
| Gender (Female) a | 25 (62.5) |
| Race | |
| White/Caucasian | 34 (85.0) |
| Black/African American | 1 (2.5) |
| Asian | 4 (10.0) |
| Refused | 1 (2.5) |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 2 (5.0) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Less than high school | 1 (2.5) |
| High school graduate | 4 (10.0) |
| Vocational/technical school | 1 (2.5) |
| Some college | 11 (27.5) |
| College graduate | 7 (17.5) |
| Post-graduate | 16 (40.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or partnered | 35 (87.5) |
| Divorced or separated | 0 (0) |
| Widowed | 3 (7.5) |
| Single | 2 (5.0) |
| Parental status (Has children) | 28 (70.0) |
| Cancer type | |
| Bladder | 10 (25.0) |
| Breast | 10 (25.0) |
| Colorectal | 10 (25.0) |
| Lung | 10 (25.0) |
| Cancer stage (Stage IV) | 37 (92.5) |
| Self-reported health status b | |
| Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction | 13 (32.5) |
| Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature | 23 (57.5) |
| Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours | 4 (10.0) |
| Capable of only limited selfcare, confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours | 0 (0) |
| Completely disabled; cannot carry on any selfcare; totally confined to bed or chair | 0 (0) |
| Clinical trial status (Actively enrolled in a clinical trial) | 18 (45.0) |
a
An equal number of women (n=5) and men (n=5) were interviewed for each cancer type, with the exception of breast cancer, for which all participants were women (n=10).
b
As assessed with the single-item ECOG Performance Status.43