Table 1 Sociodemographic and treatment characteristics of participants (n = 299) according to hospital or telephone follow-up.
From: Patient satisfaction with nurse-led telephone follow-up after curative treatment for breast cancer
| Â | Total group (n = 299) | Hospital follow-up (n = 149) | Telephone follow-up (n = 150) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at randomization (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 56 (9.9) | 56 (10.7) | 55 (9.0) | 0.50 |
Range | 23-78 | 23-78 | 34-75 | 0.06 |
< 45 | 36 (12) | 18 (12) | 18 (12) | Â |
45-64 | 203 (68) | 93 (62) | 110 (73) | Â |
≥ 65 | 60 (20) | 38 (26) | 22 (15) |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.36 |
Low | 102 (34) | 45 (30) | 57 (39) | Â |
Middle | 118 (40) | 62(42) | 56 (37) | Â |
High | 79 (26) | 42 (28) | 37 (24) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 |
Married | 212 (71) | 109 (73) | 103 (69) | Â |
Unmarried | 33 (11) | 16 (11) | 17 (11) | Â |
Cohabiting | 29 (10) | 9 (6) | 20 (13) | Â |
Widowed | 25 (8) | 15 (10) | 10 (7) | Â |
Treatment modality | Â | Â | Â | 0.99 |
Surgery | 29 (10) | 15 (10) | 14 (9) | Â |
Surgery + radiotherapy (RT) | 178(60) | 89 (60) | 89 (60) | Â |
Surgery + chemotherapy (CH) | 15 (5) | 7 (5) | 8 (5) | Â |
Surgery + RT + CH | 77 (25) | 38 (25) | 39 (26) | Â |
Hormonal therapy | Â | Â | Â | 0.59 |
Yes | 94 (31) | 50 (34) | 44 (29) | Â |
No | 205 (69) | 99 (66) | 106 (71) | Â |
Baseline satisfaction scores (mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General satisfaction | 77.2 (19.5) | 77.7 (14.2) | 76.7 (18.9) | 0.65 |
Interpersonal aspects | 81.8 (17.5) | 81.4 (17.6) | 82.2 (17.5) | 0.70 |
Access of care | 76.9 (14.0) | 77.4 (14.2) | 76.4 (13.8) | 0.54 |
Technical competence | 77.0 (16.3) | 76.7 (17.2) | 77.4 (15.4) | 0.69 |