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Table 3 Stakeholder Demographics

From: Social return on investment economic evaluation of supportive care for lung cancer patients in acute care settings in Australia

Patient Stakeholders

Total

(n = 23)

Health Service A

(n = 15)

Health Service B

( n  = 8)

Age (years)

 Mean, SD

67

8

67

8

67

10

 Min, Max

53

82

57

82

53

77

Time Since Diagnosis (months) a

 Mean, SD

12

7

11

7

15

7

 Min, Max

4

31

5

31

4

24

Gender

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Male

10

43

6

40

4

50

 Female

13

57

9

60

4

50

English first language

 Yes

13

57

9

60

4

50

 No

10

43

6

40

4

50

Marital Status b

 Single

4

17

2

13

2

25

 Married/De Facto

10

43

6

40

4

50

 Separated/Divorced

7

30

6

40

1

13

 Widowed

2

9

1

7

1

13

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

 Yes

0

0

0

0

0

0

 No

23

100

15

100

8

100

Current Employment Status

 Employed (full time/part time)

1

4

1

7

0

0

 Not in Paid Employment

10

43

6

40

4

50

 Taking Sick or Personal Leave

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Retired

12

53

8

53

4

50

Highest Level of Education b

 Partial Secondary

16

70

10

67

7

88

 Completed Secondary (year 12)

3

12

2

13

0

0

 Trade/TAFE

2

9

1

7

1

13

 University

2

9

2

13

0

0

Diagnosis

 Lung Cancer (did not specify)

12

52

9

60

5

62

 NSCLC Stage III/IV

11

47

5

34

3

38

Healthcare Professionals and Service Managers

Total

n  = 11

Health Service A

n  = 5

Western Health

n  = 6

Time at Healthcare service (years)

 Mean, SD

15

10

16

11

12

5

 Min, Max

6

37

6

37

8

20

Gender

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Male

4

36

2

40

2

33

 Female

7

64

3

60

4

67

Role Category

 Doctor

5

46

1

20

4

66

 Nurse

4

36

3

60

1

17

 Allied Health

2

18

1

20

1

17

Stakeholder representation

 Healthcare Professional

8

73

4

80

4

67

 Healthcare Service Manager

3

27

1

20

2

33

  1. an=22
  2. bdue to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100