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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: “The support has been brilliant”: experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients attending two high performing cancer services

Indigenous people affected by cancer (n = 8)

 

Patients

Family members

Total

 

5

3

8

Gender

 Female

1

3

4

 Male

4

0

4

Service

 Urban Service

3

1

4

 Regional Service

2

2

4

Place of residence

 Urban

1

0

1

 Regional

3

3

6

 Remote

1

0

1

Health Service Staff (n = 23)

 

Urban Service

Regional Service

Total

 

10

13

23

Gender

 Female

8

11

19

 Male

2

2

4

Indigeneity

 Indigenous

3

4

7

 Non-Indigenous

7

9

16