Table 1 Baseline characteristics presented for each group (− ePRO, − / + ePRO and + ePRO) and the total population. Groups are based on the type of follow-up. Patient and disease characteristics are presented as frequencies and percentages

Sex

 Female

 Male

35 (73)

13 (27)

32 (56)

25 (44)

44 (54)

38 (47)

111 (59)

76 (41)

Age (median, range)

57 (28–76)

61 (39–77)

59 (26–75)

59 (26–77)

Age

 < 60

 60–65

 65–70

 > 70

29 (60)

6 (13)

10 (21)

3 (6)

23 (40)

11 (19)

14 (25)

9 (16)

42 (51)

10 (12)

19 (23)

11 (13)

94 (50)

27 (14)

43 (23)

23 (12)

Disease

 Pseudomyxoma peritonei

 Colorectal cancer

 Ovarian

 Malignant mesothelioma

13 (27)

28 (59)

4 (8)

3 (6)

20 (35)

31 (54)

4 (7)

2 (4)

21 (26)

49 (60)

10 (12)

2 (2)

54 (29)

108 (58)

18 (10)

7 (4)

Civil status

 Married/relationship

 Divorced/single

 Other

 Missing

39 (81)

7 (15)

0

2 (4)

47 (82)

9 (16)

0

1 (2)

54 (67)

11 (14)

1 (1)

15 (18)

141 (75)

27 (14)

1 (1)

18 (10)

Education

 Primary school

 High school/training

 + 2–4 years education

 +  > 4 years education

 Missing

4 (8)

10 (21)

24 (50)

8 (17)

2 (4)

10 (18)

8 (14)

33 (58)

5 (9)

1 (2)

10 (12)

10 (12)

37 (45)

10 (12)

15 (18)

24 (13)

28 (15)

94 (50)

23 (12)

18 (10)

Labor

 Full-time

 Reduced time

 Senior citizen

 Sick leave

 Unemployed

 Unknown/missing

10 (21)

7 (15)

13 (27)

12 (25)

1 (2)

5 (10)

11 (19)

8 (14)

27 (47)

10 (18)

0 (0)

1 (2)

14 (17)

12 (15)

24 (29)

16 (20)

0 (0)

15 (18)

35 (19)

27 (14)

64 (34)

38 (20)

1 (1)

22 (12)