Table 2. Patient Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Enhanced control (n = 177) | Intervention (n = 182) | |
| Study site | ||
| Dana-Farber | 47 (26.6) | 47 (25.8) |
| Johns Hopkins | 80 (45.2) | 83 (45.6) |
| New Mexico | 18 (10.2) | 19 (10.4) |
| Ohio State | 3 (1.7) | 3 (1.6) |
| Stanford | 29 (16.4) | 30 (16.5) |
| Age, y | ||
| Missing | 1 | 1 |
| Mean (SD) | 64.72 (10.40) | 64.57 (10.90) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 85 (48.6) | 109 (59.9) |
| Female | 90 (51.4) | 73 (40.1) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 |
| Race | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 (1.1) | 5 (2.7) |
| Asian | 9 (5.1) | 4 (2.2) |
| Black or African American | 16 (9.1) | 11 (6.0) |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
| White or Caucasian | 136 (77.7) | 145 (79.7) |
| Multirace | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) |
| Other unlisted race | 11 (6.3) | 14 (7.7) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic (Latino or Latina) | 18 (10.3) | 23 (12.6) |
| Non-Hispanic | 157 (89.7) | 159 (87.4) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 |
| Highest educational level completed | ||
| <8 y | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) |
| 8-11 y (without graduating high school) | 4 (2.8) | 4 (2.8) |
| High school graduation or GED, vocational, or technical school | 35 (24.1) | 52 (35.9) |
| College degree | 49 (33.8) | 53 (36.6) |
| Graduate, postgraduate, or professional degree | 52 (35.9) | 31 (21.4) |
| Prefer not to answer | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.1) |
| Missing | 32 | 37 |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 13 (7.7) | 17 (9.8) |
| Married | 122 (72.2) | 120 (69.4) |
| Divorced | 16 (9.5) | 18 (10.4) |
| Domestic partnership/living together | 2 (1.2) | 4 (2.3) |
| Separated | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
| Widowed | 14 (8.3) | 12 (6.9) |
| Other | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
| Missing | 8 | 9 |
| Caregiver | ||
| No | 111 (65.7) | 117 (67.2) |
| Yes | 58 (34.3) | 57 (32.8) |
| Missing | 8 | 8 |
| Malignancy type | ||
| Pancreatic | 105 (61.4) | 101 (55.8) |
| Gastric | 26 (15.2) | 33 (18.2) |
| Esophageal | 11 (6.4) | 22 (12.2) |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 15 (8.8) | 14 (7.7) |
| Hepatocellular | 8 (4.7) | 4 (2.2) |
| Other | 6 (3.5) | 7 (3.9) |
| Missing | 6 | 1 |
| Baseline patient HRQOL | ||
| FACT-G | ||
| Missing | 30 | 30 |
| Mean (SD) | 81.2 (16.3) | 80.7 (17.8) |
| FACIT-Pal total | ||
| Missing | 31 | 30 |
| Mean (SD) | 142.0 (26.1) | 140.3 (28.0) |
| PROMIS-29: physical health | ||
| Missing | 44 | 48 |
| Mean (SD) | −0.05 (0.9) | −0.1 (0.9) |
| PROMIS-29: mental health | ||
| Missing | 44 | 48 |
| Mean (SD) | 0.1 (0.8) | 0.1 (0.9) |
| PROPr PROMIS summary | ||
| Missing | 44 | 48 |
| Mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) |
Abbreviations: FACIT, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; FACIT-Pal, FACIT–Palliative Care; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General; GED, general educational development; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; PROMIS-29, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; PROPr, PROMIS-Preference.