Striving towards Normality in Daily Life: A Qualitative Study of Patients Living with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour in Long-Term Clinical Remission

Table 1

Demographic and clinical information of the participants.

Total number of patients	20
Age (years)	61 (36–85)
Sex
Female	11 (55)
Male	9 (45)
Relationship status
Married	9 (45)
Cohabiting	3 (15)
Single	8 (40)
Children
Yes	16 (80)
No	4 (20)
Time since primary diagnosis (years)	8 (2–22)
Time receiving systemic treatment (years)	6 (2–15)
Primary tumour localisation
Stomach	12 (60)
Small bowel	7 (35)
Rectum	1 (5)
Metastatic site
Liver	10 (50)
Peritoneal	8 (40)
Liver and peritoneal	2 (10)
Systemic treatment
Imatinib	18 (90)
Sunitinib	2 (10)
Number of abdominal surgeries (including surgery to the primary tumour)
No surgery	1 (5)
1	10 (50)
2	8 (40)
5	1 (5)

Values in parentheses are percentages unless otherwise indicated. ^∗Values represent the mean (range).