Table 1: Patient characteristics at inclusion (= 20)
Characteristicn (%)
Mean age, SD77.9 (6.1)
Time after diagnosisa
<5 years10 (50)
5–10 years7 (35)
>10 years3 (15)
Treatment
Prostatectomy8 (40)
Radiotherapy10 (50)
Hormonal therapy5 (25)
Watchful waiting3 (15)
General healthb51.1 (20.7)
GP visits in past 12 months
11 (5)
2–49 (45)
5–98 (40)
≥102 (10)
  • aAt inclusion. bMeasured 12 months after inclusion with the ‘general health’ subscale of the RAND-36: five items, measured on a 5-point Likert-scale.

  • SD = standard deviation.