Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics
From: Distress, anxiety and depression in patients with brain metastases before and after radiotherapy
Patients with brain metastases | Patients with breast cancer | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Patients | 67 (100) | 32 (100) |
Gender | ||
Male | 34 (50.7) | 0 (0) |
Female | 33 (49.3) | 32 (100) |
Age (Years) | ||
Median (range) | 59.85 (30–73) | 57 (39–74) |
Family status | ||
single | 9 (13.4) | 7 (21.9) |
married | 42 (62.7) | 18 (56.3) |
divorced | 7 (10.4) | 3 (9.4) |
widowed | 6 (8.9) | 4 (12.5) |
missing values | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
Educational level | ||
basic educationl | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
intermediate educationl | 23 (34.3) | 10 (31.3) |
higher educationl | 20 (29.9) | 12 (37.5) |
A levelm | 4 (6.0) | 5 (15.6) |
High School/ universityh | 11(16.4) | 4 (12.5) |
Other | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
missing values | 7 (10.4) | 1 (3.1) |
Professional situation | ||
in education | 1 (1.5) | 1 (3.1) |
employed | 15 (22.4) | 12 (37.5) |
unemployed | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
housewife | 6 (9.0) | 6 (18.8) |
pensioner | 31 (46.3) | 13 (40.6) |
Other | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
missing values | 8 (11.9) | 0 (0) |
Primary | ||
NSCLL | 35 (52.2) | 0 (0) |
SCLC | 8 (11.9) | 0(0) |
Breast | 9 (13.4) | 32 (100) |
Melanoma | 5 (7.5) | 0 (0) |
RCC | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
colorectal | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
Other | 6 (9.0) | 0 (0) |
RT technique | Whole-Brain RT | Whole-Breast RT |
30 Gy (10x3 Gy): 33 (49) | 50 Gy (25-28x1.8-2.0 Gy): 25 (78) | |
Other: 7 (10.5) | ||
40.05 Gy (15x2.67 Gy): 5 (19) | ||
Fractioned stereotactic RT | Other: 2 (4) | |
40 Gy (10x4 Gy): 8 (12) | With additional boost | |
35 Gy (7x5Gy): 12 (18) | (5x1.8-2.0 Gy): 13(41) | |
30 Gy (5x6Gy): 4 (6) | ||
Other: 3 (4.5) | ||
Barthel-Index | ||
Median (range) | 100 (60–100) | 100 (100) |
60-80 | 7 (11.3) | |
85-94 | 2 (3.2) | |
95-100 | 53 (85.5) | 32 (100) |
Up-front chemotherapy | 43 (64.2) | 18 (56.3) |
Up-front surgery | 17 (25.4) | 32 (100) |
RPA | ||
I | 23 (34.3) | - |
II | 43 (64.2) | - |
III | 1 (1.5) | - |
Number of BM | ||
1-3 | 37 (55.2) | - |
>4 | 29 (43.3) | - |
Unkown | 1 (1.5) | - |