Table 1 Baseline demographics of participants completing questionnaire

Patients

n = 59

n = 57

Male, n (%)

52 (88.1)

42 (73.7)

Age, mean (SD)^a

66.7 (7.2)

66.3 (8.9)

 None, GCSE

28 (50.0)

30 (54.5)

 A level, further education

17 (30.3)

17 (30.9)

 Other^c

11 (19.6)

8 (14.5)

 Working full-time

8 (13.6)

10 (17.5)

 Retired

40 (67.8)

36 (63.2)

 Other

11 (18.6)

11 (19.3)

Years since surgery, median (IQR)^d

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

1.4 (0.6–2.3)

Hospital stay < 2 weeks, n (%)^e

35 (60.3)

37 (67.3)

Health professionals

n = 40

n = 31

Male, n (%)

29 (72.5)

23 (74.2)

 ≤40

3 (7.5)

7 (22.6)

 41–50

18 (45.0)

14 (45.2)

 51–60

18 (45.0)

6 (19.4)

 >60

1 (2.5)

4 (12.9)

 Consultant surgeon

30 (75.0)

22 (71.0)

 Surgical registrar

1 (2.5)

1 (3.2)

 Clinical specialist nurse

9 (22.5)

8 (25.8)