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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants (N = 14)1

From: Exploring the concept of Total Pain in contemporary oncology palliative care: a qualitative study on patients' resources

Age (Median and range)

70.5 [55–77]

Sex (M/F ratio)

6/8

Socioprofessional category (N)

Senior level Salaried job

Mid-level Salaried job

Salaried job

9

3

2

Karnofsky (%)

50

Type of cancer (N)

Gynecological cancer

Adenocarcinoma bronchial

Urologic cancer

Gastro-intestinal cancer

Brain cancer

4

1

4

4

1

Duration of hospitalisation (Median  days)

19

Specific oncologic treatments (N)

First line of chemotherapy

Second line

More than Three lines

5

5

4

  1. 1 The characteristics of all interviewed patients were described, but only 14 of them were included in the analysis due to one being unusable