Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer: Patient and Carer Experiences and Perspectives

Figures & data

Figure 1 Question format used during semi-structured telephone interviews and focus groups.

Figure 2 Stages of qualitative analysis process: an illustration.

Figure 3 Representation of key themes emerged from interviews and focus groups.

Table 1 Percentage of Participants with Symptoms and Presentation

Symptoms	Percentage of Participants
Abdominal discomfort	19.2
Bloating	11.5
Bowel movement pain	7.7
Constipation	3.8
Eye issues	3.8
Fatigue	7.7
Joint pain	3.8
Menopause symptoms	11.5
Perineal pain	3.8
Urinary urgency	19.2
Weight gain	7.7
Symptom presentation
Lack of disease symptoms awareness	42.3
Asymptomatic presentation	19.2
Self-monitoring of symptoms	7.7

Notes: The percentage for each symptom/symptom presentation is calculated as per the number of interview/focus groups participants reporting it. Thus, for total number of participants (n=26), the total percentage of symptoms/symptom presentation does not equate to 100 percentage.