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Table 1 Characteristics of patients who completed the PREM questionnaire

From: Patients’ experience of communication and handling of symptomatic adverse events in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

 

ePRO

n = 191

Usual care

n = 248

Median age (range) in years

53 (29–76)

54 (22–82)

Highest attained education, n (%)

 Basic or high school

17 (8.9)

33 (13.3)

 Vocational education

43 (22.5)

62 (25)

 Higher education, 2–4 yrs

110 (57.6)

122 (49.2)

 Higher education, ≥5 yrs

19 (9.9)

18 (7.3)

 Other

2 (1.0)

11 (4.4)

 Missing

0 (0)

2 (0.8)

Employment status, n (%)

 Student

3 (1.6)

3 (1.2)

 Working full time

106 (55.5)

107 (43.1)

 Working part time

30 (15.7)

39 (15.7)

 Unemployed

6 (3.1)

14 (5.6)

 Retired

33 (17.3)

59 (23.8)

 Other

11 (5.8)

25 (10.1)

 Missing

2 (1.0)

1 (0.4)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

29 (15.2)

22 (8.9)

 Married or cohabiting

145 (75.9)

195 (78.6)

 Widowed

4 (2.1)

12 (4.8)

 Divorced or separated

13 (6.8)

18 (7.3)

 Missing

0 (0)

1 (0.4)