Table 1 Descriptive statistics for sociodemographic and clinical data at baseline (N = 42)
From: Do neurooncological patients and their significant others agree on quality of life ratings?
Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 47.5 (14.2) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Women | 47% |
| Â | Men | 52% |
Marital status | Single | 12% |
| Â | Partnership, marriage | 81% |
| Â | Divorced, seperated | 2% |
| Â | Widowed | 5% |
Housing situation | living alone | 3% |
| Â | living in partnership/with children and/or with children | 86% |
| Â | living with family of origin | 7% |
| Â | nursing home | 3% |
Education | Compulsory school | 24% |
| Â | Apprenticeship, professional school | 41% |
| Â | A-level | 29% |
| Â | University degree | 6% |
Employment status | Full time | 31% |
| Â | Part time | 8% |
| Â | Homemaker | 19% |
| Â | Training | 3% |
| Â | Retired | 19% |
| Â | Status of employee's illness | 6% |
| Â | Others | 14% |
Significant Other | Spouse | 73% |
| Â | Child | 18% |
| Â | Parent | 6% 1% |
| Â | Friend | 3% |
Duration of illness (months) | Mean (SD) | 49.3 (47.8) |
Tumor type | Meningioma | 5% |
| Â | Glioblastoma | 16% |
| Â | Astrocytoma | 41% |
| Â | Oligodendroglioma | 24% |
| Â | Ependymoma | 3% |
| Â | Other | 11% |
WHO-Grading | Grade I | 0.0% |
| Â | Grade II | 45% |
| Â | Grade III | 35% |
| Â | Grade IV | 21% |
Previous surgery | no surgery/biopsy | 46% |
| Â | Partial resection | 29% |
| Â | Total resection | 25% |
Previous radiotherapy | Â | 63% |
Previous chemotherapy | Â | 53% |
Location of tumor | Right hemisphere | 57% |
| Â | Left hemisphere | 43% |