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Table 2 Patient-reported demographic and health information

From: Content validity of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network – Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Breast Cancer Symptom Index (NFBSI-16) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function Short Form with advanced breast cancer patients

 

Total (N = 15)

n (%)a

Age (years)

 Range

45.3–87.6

 Mean (standard deviation)

66.0 (12.4)

Gender

 Femaleb

15 (100.0%)

Spanish/Hispanic/Latino ethnicity

 Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

14 (93.3%)

 Mexican/Mexican American, Chicano

1 (6.7%)

Race

 Black or African American

6 (40.0%)

 White/Caucasian

8 (53.3%)

 Other

1 (6.7%)

Education

 High school diploma (or GED) or less

0 (0.0%)

 Some college or certificate program

7 (46.7%)

 College or university degree (two- or four-year)

5 (33.3%)

 Graduate degree

1 (6.7%)

 Other

2 (13.3%)

Living status

 Living with family or friends

13 (86.7%)

 Living alone

2 (13.3%)

Annual household income

 Under $25,000

1 (6.7%)

 $25,000 to $49,999

6 (40.0%)

 $50,000 to $74,999

3 (20.0%)

 $75,000 to $99,999

1 (6.7%)

 $100,000 and over

1 (6.7%)

 Prefer not to answer

3 (20.0%)

Work statusc

 Working full-time

4 (26.7%)

 Working part-time

2 (13.3%)

 Homemaker

1 (6.7%)

 Retired

7 (46.7%)

 Unemployed

1 (6.7%)

 Receiving disability benefits

1 (6.7%)

Health in general

 Excellent

0 (0.0%)

 Very good

0 (0.0%)

 Good

8 (53.3%)

 Fair

5 (33.3%)

 Poor

2 (13.3%)

Other health conditionsc

 Heart disease

1 (6.7%)

 High blood pressure

8 (53.3%)

 High cholesterol

2 (13.3%)

 Pain

6 (40.0%)

  Muscle pain

4 (26.7%)

  Neuropathic pain

2 (13.3%)

  Other pain

1 (6.7%)

 Diabetes

2 (13.3%)

  Type 2

2 (13.3%)

 Thyroid disease

1 (6.7%)

 Depression/anxiety

6 (40.0%)

 None

2 (13.3%)

 Other

4 (26.7%)

  1. aUnless other statistic indicated
  2. bAlthough male patients were eligible, none were identified at any recruitment site
  3. cNot mutually exclusive