Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline (N = 269)
From: Mapping and direct valuation: do they give equivalent EQ-5D-5L index scores?
Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (standard deviation) | 52.1 | (9.9) |
Language version | ||
English | 169 | (62.8) |
Chinese | 100 | (37.2) |
Race | ||
Chinese | 221 | (82.2) |
Malay | 25 | (9.3) |
Indian | 19 | (7.1) |
Others | 4 | (1.5) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 185 | (69.3) |
Single | 54 | (20.2) |
Divorced/separated | 15 | (5.6) |
Widowed | 13 | (4.9) |
Education level | ||
Primary or below | 69 | (25.7) |
Secondary | 120 | (44.8) |
Postsecondary | 79 | (29.5) |
Oncologist-assessed performance status | ||
0 | 140 | (52.2) |
1 | 93 | (34.7) |
2 | 24 | (9.0) |
3 or above | 11 | (4.1) |
Patients’ self-assessed performance status | ||
0 | 102 | (37.9) |
1 | 128 | (47.6) |
2 | 20 | (7.4) |
3 or above | 19 | (7.1) |
Patient type | ||
Inpatient | 89 | (33.1) |
Outpatient | 180 | (66.9) |
Current evidence of disease (present) | 142 | (53.2) |
Purpose of visit | ||
Treatment - adjuvant/curative/hormone therapy | 118 | (44.4) |
Treatment - palliative | 98 | (36.8) |
Follow up (no treatment) | 50 | (18.8) |
On chemotherapy/radiotherapy (yes) | 116 | (43.1) |
Mode of interview | ||
Self-administration | 244 | (90.7) |
Interview-administration | 25 | (9.3) |