Table 1 Cognitive debriefing participant characteristics
Participant sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|
UK (N = 30) | USA (N = 30) | ||
Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 64.1 (10.3) | 64.1 (8.3) |
Range | 37–84 | 45–75 | |
Gender, n (%) | Female | 19 (63) | 15 (50) |
Male | 11 (37) | 15 (50) | |
Type, n (%) | Unilateral | 24 (80) | 18 (60) |
Bilateral | 6 (20) | 12 (40) | |
Year(s) since formal diagnosis, n* | Mean (SD) | 4.9 (3.7) | 2.0 (0.8) |
Range | 1–17 | 1–3 | |
Median | 4 | 1 | |
Less than 2 years, n (%) | 7 (23) | 20 (67) | |
More than 2 years, n (%) | 23 (77) | 8 (27) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | White | 30 (100) | 27 (90) |
Black | – | 2 (7) | |
Asian | – | 1 (3) | |
Education, n (%)* | PhD/DPhil | 1 (3.5) | – |
Postgraduate degree | 5 (17) | 12 (40) | |
Bachelor/Undergraduate/Associate degree | 9 (31) | 10 (33) | |
Pre-higher education† | 12 (40) | 8 (27) | |
Other | 2 (7) | – | |
Employment status, n (%) | Working full-time | 5 (16) | 8 (27) |
Working part-time | 2 (7) | 5 (17) | |
Unemployed | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | |
Retired | 21 (70) | 13 (43) | |
Living situation, n (%) | Living alone | 8 (26) | 7 (23) |
Living as couple | 20 (67) | 14 (47) | |
Living with family | 2 (7) | 9 (30) | |