Research Article
Evaluating the Linguistic Appropriateness and Cultural Sensitivity of a Self-Report System for Spanish-Speaking Patients with Cancer
Table 2
Demographic characteristics and participant activity (
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| | | Boston | Tampa | Total | | | () | () | (%) |
| | Type of participant | | | | | Patient | 36 | 4 | 40 (78.4%) | | Caregiver | 9 | 2 | 11 (21.6%) | | Participant activity | | | | | Focus group only | 9 | 6 | 15 (29.4%) | Focus group and cognitive
interview | 20 | 0 | 20 (39.2%) | | Cognitive interview only | 16 | 0 | 16 (31.4%) | | Gender | | | | | Female | 28 | 4 | 32 (62.7%) | | Male | 17 | 2 | 19 (37.3%) | | Marital status | | | | Single, separated, divorced,
and widowed | 24 | 2 | 26 (51.0%) | | Married/partnered | 21 | 4 | 25 (49.0%) | | Education | | | | | <High school | 22 | 0 | 22 (43.1%) | | High school | 15 | 0 | 15 (29.4%) | | Some college | 2 | 2 | 4 (7.8%) | | College graduate | 6 | 2 | 8 (15.7%) | | School graduate | 0 | 1 | 1 (2%) | | Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 (2%) | | Nationality | | | | | Dominican | 29 | 0 | 29 (56.9%) | | Puerto Rican | 3 | 2 | 5 (9.8%) | | Ecuadorian | 4 | 0 | 4 (7.8%) | | Colombian | 3 | 0 | 3 (5.9%) | | Salvadoran | 3 | 0 | 3 (5.9%) | South American, not
otherwise specified | 0 | 3 | 3 (5.9%) | | Cuban | 1 | 1 | 2 (3.9%) | | Chilean | 1 | 0 | 1 (2.0%) | | Guatemalan | 1 | 0 | 1 (2.0%) | | Race | | | | | White | 11 | 3 | 14 (27.5%) | | Mestizo | 13 | 0 | 13 (24.5%) | Did not select race option,
wrote in Hispanic/Latino | 14 | 2 | 16 (31.4%) | | Missing | 7 | 1 | 8 (15.7%) |
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