Table 1 Characteristics of interview participants by cancer type
From: What does satisfaction with wait times mean to cancer patients?
Breast | Colorectal | Lung | Prostate | All types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | (n = 18) | (n = 15) | (n = 11) | (n = 16) | (n = 60) |
Sex n (%) | |||||
Male | 0 (0) | 11 (73.3) | 6 (54.5) | 16 (100.0) | 33 (55.0) |
Female | 18 (100) | 4 (26.7) | 5 (45.5) | 0 (0) | 27 (45.0) |
Age n (%) | |||||
Under 65 | 16 (88.9) | 10 (66.7) | 6 (54.5) | 8 (50.0) | 40 (66.7) |
65 and over | 2 (11.1) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (45.5) | 8 (50.0) | 20 (33.3) |
Community of Residence n (%) | |||||
Urban | 6 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (18.8) | 15 (25.0) |
Semi-urban | 6 (33.3) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (25.0) | 16 (26.7) |
Rural | 6 (33.3) | 6 (40.0) | 8 (72.7) | 9 (56.3) | 29 (48.3) |
Marital Status n (%) | |||||
Married or Equivalent | 16 (88.9) | 13 (86.7) | 10 (90.9) | 16 (100.0) | 55 (91.7) |
Single | 2 (11.1) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 5 (8.3) |
Satisfaction: 1st Visit - Diagnosis n (%) | |||||
Unsatisfied | 8 (44.4) | 6 (40.0) | 3 (27.3) | 6 (37.5) | 23 (38.3) |
Satisfied | 10 (55.6) | 9 (60.0) | 8 (72.7) | 10 (62.5) | 37 (61.7) |
Wait time: 1st Visit – Diagnosis (days) | |||||
Median | 67.5 | 91.0 | 105.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 |
Range | 12–723 | 0–851 | 14–897 | 5–642 | 0–897 |