| N (%) for whole sample, N = 65 | N (%) for control, N = 36 | N (%) for intervention, N = 29 |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 33 (50.8) | 22 (61.1) | 11 (37.9) |
 Female | 32 (49.2) | 14 (38.9) | 18 (62.1) |
Age | |||
 50–64 | 10 (15.4) | 9 (25.0) | 1 (3.5) |
 65–79 | 25 (38.5) | 18 (50.0) | 7 (24.1) |
 80+ | 30 (46.2) | 9 (25.0) | 21 (72.4) |
Mean (standard deviation) | 77.8 (12.3) | 71.8 (10.8) | 85.3 (9.7) |
Disease group | |||
 Cancer | 30 (46.2) | 23 (63.9) | 7 (24.1) |
 Non-cancer | 35 (53.8) | 13 (36.1) | 22 (75.9) |
Patient had capacity | |||
 Yes | 23 (35.4) | 17 (47.2) | 6 (20.7) |
 No | 42 (64.6) | 19 (52.8) | 23 (79.3) |
Education | |||
 Did not go to school | 3 (4.6) | 3 (8.3) | 0 |
 Secondary school (GCSE/O Level) | 21 (32.3) | 9 (25.0) | 12 (41.3) |
 Secondary school (A Level) | 15 (23.1) | 6 (16.7) | 9 (31.0) |
 Vocational qualification | 4 (6.2) | 2 (5.6) | 2 (6.9) |
 University | 11 (16.9) | 7 (19.4) | 4 (13.8) |
 Prefer not to say | 7 (10.8) | 6 (16.7) | 1 (3.5) |
 Missing | 4 (6.2) | 3 (8.3) | 1 (3.5) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 10 (15.4) | 6 (16.7) | 4 (13.8) |
 Widowed | 26 (40.0) | 9 (25.0) | 17 (58.6) |
 Married, civil partnership, or long-term relationship | 27 (41.5) | 19 (52.8) | 8 (27.6) |
 Divorced | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Missing | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
Ethnicity | |||
 White British | 45 (69.2) | 17 (47.2) | 28 (96.6) |
 Other white | 2 (3.1) | 1 (2.8) | 1 (3.5) |
 White or black African | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 White and Asian | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Other mixed | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Indian | 7 (10.8) | 7 (19.4) | 0 |
 Pakistani | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Other Asian | 4 (6.2) | 4 (11.1) | 0 |
 Caribbean | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Other black | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
 Missing | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
Income | |||
 Living comfortably at present | 26 (40.0) | 14 (38.9) | 12 (41.4) |
 Coping on present income | 21 (32.3) | 12 (33.3) | 9 (31.0) |
 Difficult on present income | 5 (7.7) | 0 | 5 (17.2) |
 Very difficult on present income | 2 (3.1) | 2 (5.6) | 0 |
 Prefer not to say | 2 (3.1) | 0 | 2 (6.9) |
 Don’t know | 6 (9.2) | 5 (13.9) | 1 (3.5) |
 Missing | 3 (4.6) | 3 (8.3) | 0 |