Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 22)
Characteristics | Number (%) unless indicated |
|---|---|
Patients | N = 10 (100) |
Age, years | |
Mean (SD, Range) | 45.5 (7, 35–59) |
Gender | |
Female | 10 (100) |
Race | |
White | 9 (90) |
Black/African-American | 0 (0) |
Native American/Alaskan Native | 1 (10) |
Household income, US dollars | |
Less than 30,000 | 0 (0) |
30, 000–60, 000 | 0 (0) |
More than 60, 000 | 8 (80) |
Prefer not to answer | 2 (20) |
Breast cancer stage | |
Stage I | 7 (70) |
Stage II | 1 (10) |
Stage III | 2 (20) |
Type of reconstructive surgery | |
Implant | 4 (40) |
Flap or tissue-based | 6 (60) |
Timing of reconstructive surgery | |
Immediate | 8 (80) |
Delayed | 2 (20) |
Clinicians | N = 12 (100) |
Gender | |
Male | 6 (50) |
Female | 6 (50) |
Race | |
White | 10 (83.3) |
Asian-American | 1 (8.3) |
Black/African-American | 1 (8.3) |
Clinician Background | |
MD | 8 (66.7) |
PA (Physician Assistant) | 4 (33.3) |
Years in practice (range) | |
Less than 10 | 7 (58.3) |
10–20 | 1 (8.3) |
21 or more | 0 (0) |
Missing response | 4 (33.3) |
Geographic area of practice | |
Urban | 4 (33.3) |
Suburban | 3 (25) |
Missing response | 5 (41.7) |