| Centre 1 Bristol participants (n = 29) | Centre 2 Birmingham participants (n = 11) |
---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||
 Male | 19 (66) | 8 (73) |
Age, years | ||
 Mean (SD)a | 64.2 (9.8) | 63.4 (14.9) |
 Range | 43–81 | 42–81 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
 White British | 22 (76) | 11 (100) |
 Chinese | 1 (3) | 0 |
 Not stated | 6 (21) | 0 |
Cancer diagnosis, n (%) | ||
 Yes | 21 (72) | 11 (100) |
Length of hospital stay, days | ||
 Mean (SD)a | 12 (9) | 18 (12) |
 Median (IQR)b | 9 (6–14) | 11 (10–15) |
 Range | 3–35 | 9–45 |
Surgical procedure received, n (%) | ||
 Oesophago-gastric resection | 15 (52) | 11 (100) |
 Hepatobiliary resection | 14 (48) | 0 |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
 Married/civil partnership/cohabiting | 26 (91) | 5 (46) |
 Single | 1 (3) | 1 (9) |
 Divorced/separated | 1 (3) | 2 (18) |
 Widowed | 1 (3) | 3 (27) |
Education, n (%) | ||
 Further education | 22 (76) | 6 (55) |
 Degree/professional qualification | 15 (52) | 5 (46) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
 Retired | 15 (52) | 6 (55) |
 Working full-time | 6 (20) | 3 (27) |
 Working part-time | 4 (14) | 1 (9) |
 Not in paid employment | 4 (14) | 1 (9) |
Computer usage, n (%) | ||
 Daily | 26 (90) | 8 (73) |
 Weekly | 3 (10) | 1 (9) |
 Rarely | 0 | 2 (18) |
Proficiency with computer, n (%) | ||
 Easy | 21 (72) | 7 (64) |
 Sometimes difficult | 8 (28) | 2 (18) |
 Difficult | 0 | 2 (18) |