Individual Characteristics | Paper & pencil at home (n = 132) | Telephone (n = 121) | Paper & pencil in-clinic (n = 61) | Â |
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 | Means (s.d.) | Means (s.d.) | Means (s.d.) | Sig. |
Age | 56.6(12.9) | 57.0(12.0) | 54.1(11.5) | .30 |
KPS | 77.4(14.4) | 78.1(13.7) | 78.0(15.0) | .93 |
 | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) |  |
Sex (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 48(36%) | 47(39%) | 16(27%) | .23 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Single | 11(8%) | 9(8%) | 6(10%) | .92 |
   Married | 99(75%) | 97(81%) | 44(73%) |  |
Divorced | 10(8%) | 7(6%) | 5(8%) | Â |
   Widowed | 12(9%) | 7(6%) | 5(8%) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <10 years | 70(53%) | 69(58%) | 32(53%) | .21 |
   10-15 years | 39(30%) | 35(29%) | 12(20%) |  |
   >15 years | 23(17%) | 16(13%) | 16(27%) |  |
Employed | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 50(38%) | 41(35%) | 19(32%) | .70 |
Stage of Disease* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Local/regional | 86(66%) | 73(61%) | 28(47%) | .04 |
Treatment** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Chemotherapy | 56(42%) | 50(41%) | 44(73%) | <.00 |
   Radiotherapy | 70(53%) | 67(55%) | 15(25%) |  |
   RT+CT/other | 6(5%) | 4(3%) | 1(2%) |  |
Comorbidity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 74% | 74% | 69% | .76 |
Primary Site | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Breast | 48(36%) | 49(41%) | 32(53%) | .11 |
   Colorectal | 38(29%) | 31(26%) | 10(17%) |  |
   Lung | 36(27%) | 29(24%) | 9(15%) |  |
   Other | 10(8%) | 12(10%) | 9(15%) |  |