Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 612) *
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%)† |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 48 (14) |
Gender | |
Female | 373 (61.0%) |
Male | 239 (39.0%) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 521 (85.1%) |
Malay | 53 (8.7%) |
Indian | 19 (3.1%) |
Others | 19 (3.1%) |
Education | |
Tertiary | 315 (51.5%) |
Secondary | 204 (33.3%) |
Primary or below | 93 (15.2%) |
Questionnaire language | |
English | 304 (49.7%) |
Chinese | 308 (50.3%) |
Mode of administration | |
Self | 551 (90.0%) |
Interviewer | 61 (10.0%) |
Caregiver role | |
0 Only person | 126 (20.6%) |
1 Primary person | 217 (35.5%) |
2 One of the few persons | 269 (44.0%) |
Patient’s performance status | |
0 (Best) | 71 (11.6%) |
1 | 205 (33.5%) |
2 | 81 (13.2%) |
3 | 170 (27.8%) |
4 (Worst) | 85 (13.9%) |
Patient’s diagnosis | |
Colorectal | 145 (23.7%) |
Lung | 129 (21.1%) |
Breast | 72 (11.8%) |
Others | 266 (43.5%) |