Table 1 Participant characteristics
Oncologists (n = 11) | Nurses (n = 14) | Residents (n = 4) | Patients (n = 40) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (SD) | 42 (9) | 44 (13) | 28 (2) | 64 (9) |
Sex | Male: N (%) | 6 (55%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 22 (55%) |
Female: N (%) | 5 (45%) | 14 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 18 (45%) | |
Visible minority (Note 1) | N (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 2 (5%) |
Has a disability | N (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 0 (%) | 5 (13%) |
Years in practice | Mean (SD) | 10 (8) | 22 (14) | 5 (1) | – |
Preferred decision-making style | Clinician-led: N (%) | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (21%) |
Shared: N (%) | 4 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (50%) | 8 (21%) | |
Patient-led: N (%) | 5 (45%) | 13 (93%) | 2 (50%) | 22 (56%) | |
Did not answer: N (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | |
Numeracy (scale 8–48) | Median (IQR) | 40 (8) | 37 (6) | 42 (2) | 35 (14) |
Literacy (scale 3–18) | Median (IQR) | – | – | – | 13 (4) |
Education | No postsecondary degree: N (%) | – | – | – | 22 (55%) |
Postsecondary degree: N (%) | – | – | – | 17 (42.5%) | |
Did not answer: N (%) | – | – | – | 1 (2.5%) | |
Type of Cancer | Breast: N (%) | – | – | – | 6 (15%) |
Prostate: N (%) | – | – | – | 6 (15%) | |
Lung: N (%) | – | – | – | 5 (13%) | |
Stomach, Rectal or Oesophagus: N (%) | – | – | – | 4 (10%) | |
Lymphoma: N (%) | – | – | – | 4 (10%) | |
Central Nervous System (CNS): N (%) | – | – | – | 2 (5%) | |
Head and Neck: N (%) | – | – | – | 2 (5%) | |
Melanoma: N (%) | – | – | – | 1 (3%) | |
Palliative care (various cancer types): N (%) | – | – | – | 10 (25%) |