Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
|  | Phase 1: ePRO self-report item selection interviews (n = 18) | Phase 2: ePRO self-report completion participants (n = 61) |
|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||
 Male | 16 (89) | 35 (57) |
 Female | 2 (11) | 26 (43) |
Age, years | ||
 Mean (SD) | 66.3 (6.7) | 61.7 (12.6) |
 Range | 53–80 | 27–81 |
Ethnicitya, n (%) | ||
 White British | – | 46 (75) |
 Mixed white Asian | – | 1 (2) |
 Not stated | – | 14 (23) |
Cancer diagnosis, n (%) | ||
 Yes | 18 (100) | 47 (77) |
 No | 0 | 14 (23) |
Length of hospital staya, days | ||
 Mean (SD) | – | 12 (12) |
 Range | – | 2–64 |
Surgical procedure receivedb, n (%) | ||
 Oesophago-gastric resection | 13 (72) | 17 (28) |
 Hepatobiliary resection | 5 (28) | 44 (72) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
 Married/civil partnership | 13 (72) | 51 (84) |
 Single | 3 (17) | 3 (5) |
 Divorced | 1 (5.5) | 4 (6) |
 Widowed | 1 (5.5) | 3 (5) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
 Retired | 12 (67) | 32 (53) |
 Working full-time | 4 (22) | 18 (30) |
 Working part-time | 1 (5.5) | 4 (6) |
 Not in paid employment | 1 (5.5) | 7 (11) |