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Table 2 Cancer Patient and Caregiver Demographics (N = 24)

From: Algorithm-based decision support for symptom self-management among adults with Cancer: results of usability testing

Characteristic

n

%

Role

 Patient

15

63

 Caregiver

9

37

Gender

 Female

13

54

Age

 Median/Range

55

21–69

  < 50

5

21

  ≥ 50

19

79

Race

 Caucasian

20

83

 Black/African American

2

8

 Other

2

8

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

4

17

 Non-Hispanic

18

75

 Did Not Report

2

8

Education

 High School or Less

3

12

 Some College or More

21

88

Income

 $49,999 or Less

4

17

 $50,000 or More

19

79

 Did Not Report

1

4

Cancer Type (n = 15)

 Hematologic Malignancies

5

33

 Solid Tumor Malignancies

10

67

Types of Solid Tumor

 Breast

1

7

 Gastrointestinal

3

20

 Genitourinary

1

7

 Gynecologic

1

7

 Head and Neck

1

7

 Neuro-oncology

1

7

 Thoracic

2

13

Internet Use to Obtain Health Information

 Never/Rarely

0

0

 Sometimes

10

42

 Often/Very Often

13

54

 Missing

1

4