Research Article
Patient Experiences of a Telehealth Multidisciplinary Cancer Rehabilitation Programme: Qualitative Findings from the ReStOre@Home Feasibility Study
Table 2
Participant (N = 10) group characteristics, technology access and literacy.
| Sex (n) | Value | Male | 9 | Female | 1 |
| Cancer type (n) | Oesophageal | 8 | Gastric and lung | 1 | Gastro-oesophageal junction | 1 |
| Neoadjuvant treatment (n) | 6 | Adjuvant treatment (n) | 3 | Age (years) (x̄ (SD, range)) | 67 (6.68, 58–76) | Time since surgery (months) (x̄ (SD, range)) | 10 (3.7, 5–17) | Hospital length of stay (days) (x̄ (SD, range)) | 24 (22.29, 6–79) |
| Technology access and literacy (n) | Access to the broadband in own home | 9 | Access to a suitable device for video calls | 8 | Independently operated video calls | 7 | Independently operated watch | 7 |
| Participant ID | Sex | Age | Time since surgery (months) | Ability to independently operate video calls |
| Participant01 | Male | 58 | 13 | Yes | Participant02 | Male | 58 | 11 | Yes | Participant04 | Male | 74 | 7 | No | Participant05 | Male | 72 | 13 | No | Participant06 | Male | 76 | 7 | Yes | Participant07 | Male | 69 | 10 | Yes | Participant09 | Male | 61 | 11 | Yes | Participant10 | Female | 65 | 7 | No | Participant11 | Male | 63 | 17 | Yes | Participant12 | Male | 72 | 5 | Yes |
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Note. The criteria of “ability to independently operate video calls” are used as an indicator of participants’ digital skills.
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