Table 1 Gender, age, civil status, level of education, employment status at the time of surgery, having had a leadership position, membership in a PD-society, according to the three categories ‘Taking own initiative’, ‘Agreeing when offered’ and ‘Hesitating and waiting’
Whole group | ‘Taking own initiative’ | ‘Agreeing when offered’ | ‘Hesitating and waiting’ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 42 | N = 20 | N = 18 | N = 4 | |
Mr 1–16, Ms 17-20 | Mr 20–34, Ms 35-38 | Mr 39, Ms 40-42 | ||
Gender: | ||||
Men: N (%) | 31 (74) | 16 (80) | 14 (78) | 1 (25) |
Women: N (%) | 11 (26) | 4 (20) | 4 (22) | 3 (75) |
Age: † | mean ± SD(range) | mean ± SD(range) | mean ± SD(range) | mean ± SD(range) |
Age at diagnosis (y) | 52.6 ± 10.2(33–70) | 55.7 ± 10.3(33–70) | 50.4 ± 9.6(35–68) | 47.8 ± 10.7(38–63) |
Age at DBS surgery (y) | 61.3 ± 8.4(41–79) | 64.6 ± 7.4(49–79) | 59.3 ± 7.3(49–71) | 54.3 ± 12.4(41–71) |
Age at interview (y) | 64.1 ± 8.2(44–81) | 67.0 ± 7.1(50–81) | 62.3 ± 7.6(50–73) | 57.5 ± 12.0(44–73) |
Time between surgery and interview (y) | 2.8 ± 1.9(0.5-8) | 2.4 ± 1.5(0.5-5) | 3.1 ± 2.3(0.5-8.0) | 3.25 ± 1.9(2–6) |
Civil status: | ||||
Cohabitant N (%) | 29 (69) | 15 (75) | 12 (67) | 2 (50) |
Single N (%) | 13 (31) | 5 (25) | 6 (33) | 2 (50) |
Level of education: | ||||
Primary school N (%) | 9 (21) | 4 (20) | 5 (28) | 0 |
High school N (%) | 17 (41) | 7 (35) | 6 (33) | 4 (100) |
University N (%) | 16 (38) | 9 (45) | 7 (39) | 0 |
Employment status at time of operation: | ||||
50- 100% Work N (men/women) | 10 | 4/0 | 6/0 | 0/0 |
100% Sick-listed N (men/women) | 15 | 2/3 | 4/3 | 0/3 |
100% Retired N (men/women) | 16 | 10/1 | 3/1 | 1/0 |
Data missing N | 1 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
Leadership position N (%) | 22 (52) | 16 (80) | 6 (33) | 0 |
Member of a PD society N (%) | 28 (67) | 14 (70) | 11 (61) | 3 (75) |