Table 1 Participant characteristics for the concept elicitation and cognitive debriefing interviews
From: Development and evaluation of the Acromegaly Symptom Diary
Characteristic | Total (N = 16) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (range), years | 47.3 (24–63) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 5 (31.3) |
Female | 11 (68.8) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
White, not Hispanic | 15 (93.8) |
Hispanic | 1 (6.3) |
Highest level of education, n (%) | |
High school/Secondary school diploma/GED | 4 (25) |
Partial college | 4 (25) |
College/Baccalaureate degree | 7 (43.8) |
Graduate degree | 1 (6.3) |
Employment, n (%) | |
Full-time | 3 (18.8) |
Part-time | 1 (6.3) |
Unemployed/disabled | 12 (75) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (range) | 9.1 (2–22) |
Medication, n (%) | |
Octreotide | 8 (50.0) |
Lanreotide | 7 (43.8) |
Pegvisomant | 5 (31.3) |
Cabergoline | 2 (13.0) |