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Table 2 Patients characteristics

From: Cancer patients’ knowledge about their disease and treatment before, during and after treatment: a prospective, longitudinal study

 

All patients

(n = 98)

Breast cancer patients

(n = 41)

Prostate cancer patients

(n = 57)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

 Median age (range)

66 (27–82)

57 (27–75)

73 (62–82)

  ≥ 60 years

73

76%

18

44%

55

97%

Highest education

 Primary school 7–10 years

18

19%

9

22%

9

16%

 High School

36

37%

12

29%

24

44%

 Academy/university ≤3 years

19

20%

11

27%

8

15%

 Academy/university > 3 years

23

24%

9

22%

14

25%

 Unknown

2

2%

0

0%

2

3%

Use of internet

 Daily

65

68%

31

76%

34

60%

 Weekly

16

17%

7

17%

9

16%

 Monthly

1

1%

0

0%

1

2%

 Never

13

14%

3

7%

10

19%

 Unknown

3

3%

0

0%

3

5%

Work status

 Paid employment

38

39%

26

63%

12

21%

 Pensioner in paid employment

2

2%

1

2%

1

2%

 Pensioner

40

41%

5

12%

35

61%

 Unemployed

1

1%

1

2%

0

0%

 Disability benefit pensioner

2

2%

0

0%

2

4%

 Disability benefit

9

9%

4

10%

5

9%

 Unknown

6

6%

4

11%

2

3%

Relationship Status

 Married

66

69%

23

56%

43

78%

 Cohabitant

13

13%

11

27%

2

4%

 Single

17

18%

7

17%

10

18%

 Unknown

2

2%

0

0%

2

3%