| KSGR | KSSG | Total population |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 25 | N = 26 | N = 51 | ||
Characteristic | n (%) | P value* | ||
Socio-demographic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Study site | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 KSGR | 25 (100) | – | 25 (49) |  |
 KSSG | – | 26 (100) | 26 (51) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 65–69 years | 6 (24) | 7 (27) | 13 (25) | 0.57 |
 70–79 years | 15 (60) | 12 (46) | 27 (53) |  |
 80+ years | 4 (16) | 7 (27) | 11 (22) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 17 (68) | 11 (42) | 28 (55) | 0.07 |
 Female | 8 (32) | 15 (58) | 23 (45) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Compulsory | 7 (28) | 5 (21) | 12 (24) | 0.60 |
 Secondary | 17 (68) | 16 (67) | 33 (67) |  |
 Tertiary | 1 (4) | 3 (12) | 4 (8.2) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.92 # |
 Married | 18 (72) | 17 (65) | 35 (69) |  |
 Widowed | 7 (28) | 7 (27) | 14 (27) |  |
 Divorced | 0 (0) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (3.9) |  |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Swiss | 22 (88) | 23 (88) | 45 (88) | 1.00 |
 Other | 3 (12) | 3 (12) | 6 (12) |  |
Health-related | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physician-rated general health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Excellent/good | 17 (71) | 8 (32) | 25 (51) | 0.007 |
 Fair | 6 (25) | 9 (36) | 15 (31) |  |
 Poor/very Poor | 1 (4.1) | 8 (32) | 9 (18) |  |
Type of cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Bladder | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.40 # |
 Breast | 0 (0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (1.9) |  |
 Colon | 6 (24) | 0 (0) | 6 (12) |  |
 Leukemia | 0 (0) | 7 (27) | 7 (14) |  |
 Lung | 5 (20) | 5 (19) | 10 (20) |  |
 Lymphoma | 5 (20) | 8 (31) | 13 (25) |  |
 Pancreatic | 0 (0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (1.9) |  |
 Prostate | 3 (12) | 1 (3.8) | 4 (7.8) |  |
 Uterine | 0(0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (1.9) |  |
 Other | 5 (20) | 2 (7.7) | 7 (14) |  |
Type of treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Curative | 12 (48) | 3 (12) | 15 (29) | 0.006 |
 Palliative | 13 (52) | 23 (88) | 36 (71) |  |
Life expectancy | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <1 year | 4 (19) | 16 (61) | 20 (42) | 0.01 |
 1-2 years | 8 (38) | 6 (23) | 14 (30) |  |
 3+ years | 9 (43) | 4 (15) | 13 (28) |  |
WHO performance score | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 15 (60) | 4 (15) | 19 (37) | <0.001 |
 1 | 9 (36) | 9 (35) | 18 (35) |  |
 2 | 1 (4.0) | 13 (50) | 14 (27) |  |