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Table 1 Characteristics of all study participants at baseline and missing study participants at T5

From: Effects of structured involvement of the primary care team versus standard care after a cancer diagnosis on patient satisfaction and healthcare use: the GRIP randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention

n = 77

Intervention missing T5

n = 18 (23%)

Control

n = 77

Control missing T5

n = 8 (10%)

Female n (%)

57 (74.0)

13 (72.2)

58 (75.3)

6 (75.0)

Age mean (±SD)

61.8 (11.4)

64 (9.5)

59.3 (12.2)

62 (11.9)

Cancer type n (%)

 Breast

38 (49.4)

8 (44.4)

40 (51.9)

4 (50.0)

 Colorectal

20 (26.0)

6 (33.3)

18 (23.4)

1 (12.5)

 Melanoma

13 (16.9)

2 (11.1)

11 (14.3)

1 (12.5)

 Gynaecologic

3 (3.9)

2 (11.1)

2 (2.6)

2 (25.0)

 Lung

3 (3.9)

6 (7.8)

Hospital setting n (%)

 Academic

22 (28.6)

7 (38.9)

24 (31.2)

2 (25)

 Non academic

55 (71.4)

11 (61.1)

53 (68.8)

6 (75)

Cancer stage1

 0

2 (2.6)

2 (2.6)

 I

34 (44.2)

6 (33.3)

34 (44.2)

5 (62.5)

 II

22 (28.6)

5 (27.8)

27 (35.1)

3 (37.5)

 III

18 (23.4)

6 (33.3)

14 (18.2)

 IV

1 (1.3)

1 (5.6)

Education

 Low

32 (41.6)

9 (50)

25 (32.5)

1 (12.5)

 Middle

13 (16.9)

1 (5.6)

18 (23.4)

4 (50.0)

 High

32 (41.6)

8 (44.4)

34 (44.2)

3 (37.5)

Number of comorbidities n (%)

 None

25 (32.5)

4 (22.2)

39 (50.6)

2 (25.0)

  > 1

52 (67.5)

14 (77.8)

38 (49.4)

6 (75.0)

Number of GP practice contacts (year prior inclusion) median (IQR)

7 (4.0;10.0)

7 (6.0;11.5)

6 (3.5;11.0)

9 (3.5;12.0)

GP years of working experience median (IQR)

17 (12.0;25.5)

17 (11.8;21.0)

16 (10.5;24.5)

18 (13.0;26.0)

GP setting n (%)

 Urban2

51 (66.2)

10 (55.6)

45 (58.4)

6 (75.0)

 Between rural and urban3

14 (18.2)

3 (16.7)

15 (19.5)

2 (25.0)

 Rural4

12 (15.6)

5 (27.8)

17 (22.1)

  1. 1Stage based on TNM classifications, 21000 or more addresses per km^2, 31000–1500 addresses per km^2, 41000 or less addresses per km^2
  2. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, IQR Inter quartile range