Baseline characteristics of the OPT and the control group
| Characteristics | OPT, N= 53 | Control, N= 61 | Total, N= 114 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | %a | na | %a | n a | %a | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 75.3 | (6.8) | 72.9 | (5.9) | 74.0 | (6.4) |
| Sex, male | 38 | 71.7 | 42 | 68.9 | 80 | 70.2 |
| Educationb | ||||||
| Primary school/GCSE | 29 | 56.9 | 40 | 69.0 | 69 | 63.3 |
| A-levels | 16 | 31.4 | 10 | 17.2 | 26 | 23.9 |
| College/university | 6 | 11.8 | 8 | 13.8 | 14 | 12.8 |
| Social supportb | ||||||
| None | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Some | 4 | 7.8 | 4 | 6.9 | 8 | 7.3 |
| Much | 34 | 66.7 | 41 | 70.7 | 75 | 68.8 |
| Very much | 13 | 25.5 | 12 | 20.7 | 25 | 22.9 |
| Localisation | ||||||
| Lung | 34 | 64.2 | 48 | 78.7 | 82 | 71.9 |
| Urogenital | 8 | 15.1 | 5 | 8.2 | 13 | 11.4 |
| Gastrointestinal | 9 | 17.0 | 5 | 8.2 | 14 | 12.3 |
| Other | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Symptomsb | ||||||
| Pain | 22 | 43.1 | 24 | 41.4 | 46 | 41.8 |
| Other symptoms | 25 | 49.0 | 24 | 41.4 | 49 | 44.5 |
| CCI, mean (SD)c | 10.3 | (1.4) | 9.8 | (1.4) | 10.0 | (1.4) |
| ECOG performanced | ||||||
| 0 | 22 | 41.5 | 29 | 47.5 | 51 | 44.7 |
| 1 | 24 | 45.3 | 24 | 39.3 | 48 | 42.1 |
| 2 | 7 | 13.2 | 8 | 13.1 | 15 | 13.2 |
↵a Unless otherwise stated.
↵b This variable was not complete for all cases: N = 51, 58, and 109, respectively.
↵c CCI, ranging from 0 (healthy) to 37 (all possible comorbidities).
↵d ECOG performance score, ranging from 0 (fit) to 5 (death). CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index. ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education. OPT = Outcome Prioritisation Tool. SD = standard deviation.