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Socio-demographic characteristics
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Age (years)a
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59.9 (11.1)
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Sex
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Male
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229 (35.8%)
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Female
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411 (64.2%)
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Marital status
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Single/divorced/widowed
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179 (28.0%)
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Married/cohabitation
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461 (72.0%)
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Educational level
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No formal education/primary
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202 (31.6%)
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Secondary
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325 (50.8%)
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Post-secondary or above
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113 (17.7%)
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Have full-/part-time job
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No
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507 (79.2%)
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Yes
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133 (20.8%)
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Household monthly income (HK$)
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< 10,000
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259 (40.5%)
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10,000–29,999
|
197 (30.8%)
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≥ 30,000
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144 (22.5%)
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Don’t know
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40 (6.3%)
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Living alone
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No
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585 (91.4%)
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Yes
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55 (8.6%)
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Time traveling from home to hospital (minutes)b
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60 (40–90)
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Disease characteristics
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Time since diagnosis (months)b
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14 (6–36)
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Stage of disease
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I
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49 (7.7%)
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II
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111 (17.3%)
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III
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172 (26.9%)
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IV
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303 (47.3%)
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Unsure
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5 (0.8%)
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Specific sites of the cancer
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Breast
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233 (36.4%)
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Gynecological
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27 (4.2%)
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Head and neck
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34 (5.3%)
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Gastric and colorectal
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162 (25.3%)
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Genitourinary
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35 (5.5%)
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Lung
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104 (16.2%)
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Hematological
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25 (3.9%)
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Skin, bone and soft tissue
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10 (1.6%)
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Brain and central nervous system, endocrine glands and others
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10 (1.6%)
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Type of treatment received
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Surgery
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417 (65.2%)
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Radiotherapy
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290 (45.3%)
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Chemotherapy
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522 (81.6%)
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Target therapy
|
264 (41.3%)
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Hormonal therapy
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141 (22.0%)
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Immunotherapy
|
19 (3.0%)
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Admitted to A&E or hospital due to cancer related complications in the last year
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No
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364 (56.9%)
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Yes
|
276 (43.1%)
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Admitted to A&E due to cancer related complications in the last year
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0
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410 (64.4%)
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1–2
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169 (26.5%)
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≥ 3
|
58 (9.1%)
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Admitted to hospital due to cancer related complications in the last year
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0
|
384 (60.3%)
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1–2
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194 (30.5%)
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≥ 3
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59 (9.3%)
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Any co-existing disease
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No
|
387 (60.5%)
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Yes
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253 (39.5%)
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Medical finance characteristics
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Sources of finance for the cancer treatment
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Personal income
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120 (18.8%)
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Personal savings
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496 (77.5%)
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Personal medical insurance
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164 (25.6%)
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Children
|
194 (30.3%)
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Parents
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8 (1.3%)
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Spouse
|
111 (17.3%)
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Civil service medical and dental benefits
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62 (9.7%)
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|
CSSA
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35 (5.5%)
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Social security allowance scheme
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319 (49.8%)
|
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Governmental medical fee waiving mechanism
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24 (3.8%)
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Other drugs or medical assistance programs
|
116 (18.1%)
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Ever discussed with health professionals about medical fee
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No
|
239 (37.3%)
|
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Yes
|
401 (62.7%)
|
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Willing to discuss with health professionals about medical fee
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No
|
29 (4.5%)
|
|
Yes
|
611 (95.5%)
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Have medical Insurance
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No
|
424 (66.3%)
|
|
Yes
|
216 (33.8%)
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Among those who have medical insurance (n = 216)
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Type of medical insurance
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Personal
|
166 (77.2%)
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Company
|
24 (11.2%)
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Both
|
25 (11.6%)
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Insured amount per month (HK$)
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|
≤ 500
|
47 (21.8%)
|
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501–1,000
|
78 (36.1%)
|
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> 1,000
|
73 (33.8%)
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|
Don’t know
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18 (8.3%)
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