Table 2 Patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N = 1379)
From: Determinants of patient-reported experience of cancer services responsiveness
| Characteristics | Percent | Numbera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 61.9 | 845 | |
| Age | |||
| Mean age (SD) | 61 (SD 11) | ||
| 18–49 years | 15.7 | 214 | |
| 50–69 years | 61.5 | 839 | |
| 70 years and over | 22.9 | 312 | |
| Education level (completed) | |||
| Primary | 18.3 | 246 | |
| Secondary | 44.4 | 598 | |
| Business college/CEGEPb | 15.7 | 211 | |
| University | 21.6 | 291 | |
| Perceived financial status | |||
| Financially comfortable | 21.9 | 291 | |
| Earn enough | 57.0 | 757 | |
| Poor | 18.8 | 249 | |
| Very poor | 2.3 | 31 | |
| Cancer type | |||
| Breast | 26.5 | 359 | |
| Colorectal | 21.4 | 290 | |
| Hematopoietic | 15.9 | 216 | |
| Bronchopulmonary | 14.2 | 192 | |
| Female genital | 4.6 | 62 | |
| Other | 17.5 | 238 | |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | |||
| < 1 | 55.7 | 758 | |
| 1 to 3 | 27.7 | 377 | |
| ≥ 3 | 16.7 | 227 | |
| Treatment type | |||
| Chemotherapy only | 39.0 | 519 | |
| Chemotherapy + other treatment | 49.1 | 653 | |
| Other | 6.8 | 91 | |
| None | 5.1 | 68 | |
| Self-assessed health status | |||
| Good | 50.4 | 683 | |
| Poor | 49.6 | 672 | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| 0 | 34.3 | 473 | |
| 1 to 3 | 59.4 | 819 | |
| More than 3 | 6.3 | 87 | |
| Emotional well-being | |||
| Good | 47.7 | 647 | |
| Poor | 52.3 | 708 | |