Table 1 Demographic details of participants screened
Intervention centres | Control centres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eligible (n = 16)a | Ineligible (n = 24) | All (n = 40) | Eligible (n = 28) | Ineligible (n = 23) | All (n = 51) | |
Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 60.2 (8.3) | 56 (9.6) | 57.7 (9.2) | 57.3 (10.1) | 53.6 (10.2) | 55.6 (10.3) |
Relationship status n (%) | ||||||
Married/partnered | 12 (75.0) | 11 (45.8) | 23 (57.4) | 21 (75.0) | 21 (91.3) | 42 (82.3) |
Separated/divorced | 3 (18.7) | 5 (20.8) | 8 (20.0) | 2 (7.1) | 2 (8.7) | 4 (7.8) |
Widowed | 1 (6.3) | 5 (20.8) | 6 (15.0) | 2 (7.1) | 0 | 2 (3.9) |
Single | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (10.7) | 0 | 3 (5.9) |
Living situation n (%) | ||||||
With partner/spouse | 12 (75.0) | 10 (41.7) | 22 (55) | 15 (53.6) | 14 (60.9) | 29 (56.9) |
Alone | 4 (25.0) | 8 (33.3) | 12 (30) | 6 (21.4) | 0 | 6 (11.8) |
With children | 0 | 5 (20.8) | 5 (12.5) | 0 | 2 (8.7) | 2 (3.9) |
Other | 0 | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.5) | 7 (25) | 7 (30.4) | 14 (27.5) |
Education level n (%) | ||||||
High school or below | 6 (37.5) | 6 (25.0) | 12 (30.0) | 7 (25.0) | 3 (13.0) | 10 (19.6) |
College | 6 (37.5) | 12 (50.0) | 18 (45.0) | 14 (50.0) | 10 (43.5) | 24 (47.1) |
University | 4 (25) | 6 (25.0) | 10 (25.0) | 7 (25.0) | 10 (43.5) | 17 (33.3) |
Occupational status n (%) | ||||||
Employed | 8 (50.0) | 17 (70.8) | 25 (62.5) | 13 (48.2)b | 18 (78.3) | 31 (62.0) |
Unemployed | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 2 (5.0) | 6 (22.2) | 3 (13.0) | 9 (18.0) |
Retired | 6 (37.5) | 7 (29.2) | 13 (32.5) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (8.7) | 10 (20.0) |
Cancer treatments n (%) | ||||||
Surgery | 16 (100) | 24 (100) | 40 (100) | 22 (78.6) | 22 (95.7) | 44 (86.3) |
Radiotherapy | 16 (100) | 24 (100) | 40 (100) | 23 (82.1) | 19 (82.6) | 42 (82.4) |
Chemotherapy | 8 (50.0) | 11 (45.8) | 19 (47.5) | 9 (32.1) | 8 (34.8) | 17 (33.3) |
Herceptinb | 7 (43.8) | 30 (12.5) | 10 (25.6) | 5 (17.9) | 1 (4.5) | 6 (12.0) |