Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
|  | Physician not trained, Patient uninformed n = 36 | missing values n (%) | Physician not trained, Patient informed n = 37 | missing values n (%) | Physician trained, Patient uninformed n = 56 | missing values n (%) | Physician trained, Patient informed n = 47 | missing values n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 61 (51–71) | 0 (0) | 63 (53–71) | 0 (0) | 57 (43–68) | 0 (0) | 56 (48–65) | 0 (0) |
Gender (male) | 22 (61) | 0 (0) | 21 (57) | 0 (0) | 30 (54) | 0 (0) | 32 (68) | 0 (0) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | 3.5 (2.2–5.0) | 0 (0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0 (0) | 2.5 (1.0–5.0) | 0 (0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0 (0) |
Educational level | Â | 4 (11) | Â | 4 (11) | Â | 6 (11) | Â | 2 (4) |
  Primary education | 3 (9) |  | 0 (0) |  | 4 (8) |  | 0 (0) |  |
  Secondary education | 7 (22) |  | 5 (15) |  | 5 (10) |  | 4 (9) |  |
  Middle education | 12 (38) |  | 7 (21) |  | 22 (44) |  | 15 (33) |  |
  Higher education | 10 (31) |  | 21 (64) |  | 19 (38) |  | 26 (58) |  |
Work status (working) | 11 (34) | 4 (11) | 10 (30) | 4 (11) | 20 (40) | 6 (11) | 24 (53) | 2 (4) |
Children (yes) | 21 (66) | 4 (11) | 28 (85) | 4 (11) | 35 (70) | 6 (11) | 32 (72) | 2 (4) |
Marital status | Â | 4 (11) | Â | 4 (11) | Â | 6 (11) | Â | 2 (4) |
  Single | 4 (13) |  | 3 (9) |  | 9 (18) |  | 5 (11) |  |
  Married/ living with partner | 24 (75) |  | 28 (85) |  | 33 (66) |  | 39 (87) |  |
  Divorced/ widowed | 4 (13) |  | 2 (6) |  | 8 (16) |  | 1 (2) |  |
OSS-3 Confidants | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 7 (19) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 7 (19) | 3.0 (2.5–4.0) | 7 (13) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 2 (4) |
OSS-3 Concern | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 8 (22) | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 7 (19) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 7 (13) | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 2 (4) |
OSS-3 Neighbour’s | 3.5 (2.0–5.0) | 6 (17) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4 (11) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 7 (13) | 3.0 (3.0–4) | 2 (4) |
Health perception | 7 (6.0–8.0) | 4 (11) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | 4 (11) | 7.0 (6.0–7.0) | 5 (9) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 2 (4) |
Quality of life | 7.5 (6.0–8.0) | 4 (11) | 7.0 (5.5–8.0) | 4 (11) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 6 (11) | 8.0 (6.0–9.0) | 2 (4) |