Table 1 Characteristics of the Delphi panel experts and breast cancer patients
Participants | Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Delphi panel experts (n = 25) | Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) | 42.20 ± 8.90 (range: 29–61) |
Professional title | ||
 Professor | 14 (56.0) | |
 Non-professor | 11 (44.0) | |
Occupation | ||
 Faculty | 8 (32.0) | |
 Clinical staff | 17 (68.0) | |
Education level | ||
 Doctor | 9 (36.0) | |
 Master | 9 (36.0) | |
 Bachelor | 7 (28.0) | |
Patients with Breast cancer (first round) (n = 20) | Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) | 49.55 ± 10.01 (range: 27–68) |
Education level | ||
 Primary and below | 2 (10.0) | |
 Secondary | 7 (35.0) | |
 Tertiary | 11 (55.0) | |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 0 (0.0) | |
 Married | 20 (100.0) | |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 16 (80.0) | |
 Retired | 4 (20.0) | |
Patients with Breast cancer (second round) (n = 50) | Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) | 48.44 ± 9.98 (range: 27–73) |
Education level | ||
 Primary and below | 9 (18.0) | |
 Secondary | 12 (24.0) | |
 Tertiary | 29 (58.0) | |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 1 (2.0) | |
 Married | 49 (98.0) | |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 46 (92.0) | |
 Retired | 4 (8.0) | |