Characteristics of patients at study entry according to group and sex (n=248)
| Control group (n=127) | Intervention group (n=121) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n=87) | Men (n=40) | Women (n=72) | Men (n=49) | |
| Values are n (%). | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 | 1 (1.1) | 4 (10.0) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (10.2) |
| 30–39 | 5 (5.7) | 5 (12.5) | 7 (9.7) | 7 (14.3) |
| 40–49 | 11 (12.6) | 6 (15.0) | 15 (20.8) | 12 (24.5) |
| 50–59 | 23 (26.4) | 10 (25.0) | 20 (27.8) | 7 (14.3) |
| 60–69 | 30 (34.5) | 11 (27.5) | 17 (23.6) | 8 (16.3) |
| 70+ | 17 (19.5) | 4 (10.0) | 12 (16.7) | 10 (20.4) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single (never married) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (7.5) | 5 (6.9) | 8 (16.3) |
| Married | 44 (50.6) | 19 (47.5) | 40 (55.6) | 24 (49.0) |
| Living with partner | 8 (9.2) | 5 (12.5) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.0) |
| Single (divorced) | 9 (10.3) | 2 (5.0) | 5 (6.9) | 4 (8.2) |
| Single (widowed) | 15 (17.2) | 5 (12.5) | 6 (8.3) | 3 (6.1) |
| Missing | 10 (11.5) | 6 (15.0) | 14 (19.4) | 9 (18.4) |
| Stage of disease | ||||
| Local/locoregional | 70 (80.5) | 22 (55.0) | 61 (84.7) | 30 (61.2) |
| Distant | 13 (14.9) | 13 (32.5) | 10 (13.9) | 15 (30.6) |
| Missing | 4 (4.6) | 5 (12.5) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (8.2) |
| Cancer diagnosis | ||||
| Breast | 53 (60.9) | 0 | 43 (59.7) | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | 7 (8.0) | 10 (25.0) | 6 (8.3) | 9 (18.4) |
| Germinal cell | 0 | 10 (25.0) | 0 | 14 (28.6) |
| Head and neck | 3 (3.4) | 4 (10.0) | 6 (8.3) | 7 (14.3) |
| Bladder and kidney | 0 | 7 (17.5) | 4 (5.6) | 7 (14.3) |
| Ovarian and cervix | 15 (17.2) | 0 | 8 (11.1) | 0 |
| Sarcoma | 4 (4.6) | 5 (12.5) | 2 (2.8) | 5 (10.2) |
| Malignant melanoma | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (10.2) |
| Brain | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 0 |
| Lung | 1 (1.1) | 2 (5.0) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (4.1) |
| Miscellaneous | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.5) | 0 | 0 |
| Treatment intention | ||||
| Curative | 71 (81.6) | 23 (57.5) | 64 (88.9) | 35 (71.4) |
| Palliative | 9 (10.3) | 11 (27.5) | 6 (8.3) | 10 (20.4) |
| Missing | 7 (8.0) | 6 (15.0) | 2 (2.8) | 4 (8.2) |
| Allocation of patients to GP practices | ||||
| Practices with one patient (n=162) | 74 | 88 | ||
| Practices with two patients (n=28) | 32 | 24 | ||
| Practices with three patients (n=7) | 12 | 9 | ||
| Practice with four patients (n=1) | 4 | 0 | ||
| Practice with five patients (n=1) | 5 | 0 | ||