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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Post-discharge symptoms following fast-track colonic cancer surgery: a phenomenological hermeneutic study

Gender

Age

Co-habitation

Discharge day*

ECOG at discharge

ECOG at interview

Day of interview**

Adjuvant treatment

Employment status

Female

55

yes

2

2

1

14

yes

Working

Female

59

yes

2

2

1

12

no

Working

Female

64

no

3

3

1

14

no

Retired

Female

74

yes

2

2

1

13

no

Retired

Female

79

no

3

2

1

15

yes

Retired

Male

82

yes

2

2

0

14

no

Retired

Male

82

yes

2

2

1

14

no

Retired

  1. ECOG = The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance. ECOG score from 0–5 (0 = fully active, 5 = death).
  2. Adjuvant treatment = Chemotherapy starting 2–3 weeks postoperatively. Discharge day* = days after surgery. Day of interview** = days after surgery.
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