Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Development of an item bank for the EORTC Role Functioning Computer Adaptive Test (EORTC RF-CAT)
|  | Sample phase III: Pre-testing (N = 41) | Sample phase IV: Field-testing (N = 1023) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 63.5 (11.7) | 61.6 (12.7) | ||
| Â | No | % | No | % |
Sex: Female | 22 | 53.7Â % | 540 | 52.8Â % |
Country | ||||
 Austria | 10 | 24.3 % | 204 | 19.9 % |
 Denmark | 10 | 24.3 % | 205 | 20.0 % |
 Italy | 10 | 24.3 % | 94 | 9.2 % |
 UK | 11 | 27.1 % | 520 | 50.8 % |
Site | ||||
 Breast | 8 | 19.5 % | 130 | 12.7 % |
 Gastrointestinal | 12 | 29.3 % | 199 | 19.4 % |
 Testicular, urinary | 2 | 4.9 % | 104 | 10.2 % |
 Gynaecological | 2 | 4.9 % | 97 | 9.5 % |
 Head & neck | 4 | 9.8 % | 74 | 7.2 % |
 Lung | 4 | 9.8 % | 90 | 8.8 % |
 Other | 7 | 16.9 % | 235 | 23.0 % |
 Missing | 2 | 4.9 % | 94 | 9.2 % |
Tumor stage | ||||
 Stage I + II | 13 | 31.7 % | 456 | 44.6 % |
 Stage III + IV | 23 | 56.1 % | 420 | 41.1 % |
 Missing | 5 | 12.2 % | 147 | 14.4 % |
Current treatment | ||||
 Chemotherapy | 24 | 58.5 % | 316 | 30.9 % |
 Other treatment | 2 | 4.9 % | 117 | 11.4 % |
 No treatment | 14 | 34.2 % | 486 | 47.5 % |
 Missing | 1 | 2.4 % | 104 | 10.2 % |
Marital status | ||||
 Married/Living with partner | 26 | 63.4 % | 759 | 74.2 % |
 Live alone | 12 | 29.3 % | 244 | 23.9 % |
 Missing | 3 | 7.3 % | 20 | 2.0 % |
Education | ||||
 0–10 years | 17 | 41.5 % | 376 | 36.8 % |
 11–13 years | 7 | 17.1 % | 258 | 25.2 % |
 14–16 years | 7 | 17.1 % | 218 | 21.3 % |
 More than 16 years | 9 | 21.9 % | 158 | 15.4 % |
 Missing | 1 | 2.4 % | 13 | 1.3 % |
Work | Â | 26.8Â % | 229 | 22.4Â % |
 Fulltime | 11 | 26.9 % | 93 | 9.1 % |
 Part-time | 2 | 4.9 % | 564 | 55.1 % |
 Retired | 24 | 58.5 % | 125 | 12.2 % |
 Other | 3 | 7.3 % | 12 | 1.2 % |
 Missing | 1 | 2.4 % | 229 | 22.4 % |