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Table 1 Description of the study sample by patient group

From: Examining illness narratives in the context of the postoperative psychological state: A mixed-methods study of emotion-focused illness narrative

Patient group by diagnosis

N

Type of surgery (N)

Sex (N)

Mean age (SD)

Breast cancer

41

Mastectomy (16)

Excision (25)

female (41)

male (0)

53.5 (8.9)

Gastrointestinal tract cancer

36

Resection (27)

Gastrectomy (2)

Resection with stoma creation (7)

female (18)

male (18)

56.7 (11.72)

Gasztrointestinal tract disease

21

Resection (10)

Appendectomy (7)

Stoma closure (2)

Resection with stoma creation (2)

female (9)

male (12)

40.52 (12.0)

Vascular disease

25

Stent placement (13)

Amputation (4)

Thrombendarterectomy (4)

Bypass operation (4)

female (12)

male (13)

56.12 (11.31)

Lung cancer or chronic lung disease

17

Lobectomy (10)

Resection (7)

female (9)

male (8)

54.41 (12.45)