Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants (n = 74)
Intervention group (n = 38) | Control group (n = 36) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age, mean (SD), years | 62.3 | (9.0) | 61.9 | (10.6) |
Female, n (%) | 11 | (29) | 14 | (39) |
Diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
Urogenital cancer | 13 | (34) | 15 | (42) |
Gastro-intestinal cancer | 6 | (16) | 5 | (14) |
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer | 4 | (11) | 5 | (14) |
Lung cancer | 6 | (16) | 2 | (6) |
Head and neck cancer | 3 | (8) | 5 | (14) |
Breast cancer | 3 | (8) | 0 | (0) |
Skin cancer | 0 | (0) | 1 | (3) |
Other type of cancer | 3 | (8) | 3 | (8) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Married/permanent relationship | 27 | (71) | 29 | (81) |
Divorced | 5 | (13) | 1 | (3) |
Single | 4 | (11) | 5 | (14) |
Widow(er) | 2 | (5) | 1 | (3) |
Having one or more children, n (%) | 32 | (84) | 30 | (83) |
Living situation, n (%) | ||||
Together with partner and/or children | 28 | (74) | 29 | (81) |
Alone | 9 | (24) | 6 | (17) |
Other living situation | 1 | (3) | 1 | (3) |
Household, mean number of persons (SD) | 2.0 | (0.9) | 2.0 | (0.6) |
Highest educational level, n (%) | ||||
No education/primary school | 1 | (3) | 3 | (8) |
Lower vocational education | 10 | (26) | 7 | (19) |
Lower general secondary education | 4 | (11) | 8 | (22) |
Intermediate vocational education | 11 | (29) | 7 | (19) |
Higher general secondary education/pre-university education | 3 | (8) | 2 | (6) |
Higher professional education/university | 9 | (24) | 9 | (25) |