Table 3.
Patient Characteristics.
| Patient number | Participant name | Gender | Age (yr) | Marital status | Religion | Cancer diagnosis | Treatment duration | Hospice care duration | Activities of daily living | Recognition of disease state as terminal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | L | F | 38 | Married | Protestant | Breast cancer | 9 months | 2 weeks to 1 month | Totally dependent | Yes |
| 02 | M | M | 77 | Married | Protestant | Lung cancer/brain hemorrhage | 2 years | 3∼6 months | Totally dependent | No |
| 03 | N | F | 51 | Married | Catholic | Breast cancer | 10 years | 3∼6 months | Totally dependent | Yes |
| 04 | O | M | 73 | Bereavement | Protestant | Lung cancer | 10 months | Less than 2 weeks | Partially dependent | Yes |
| 05 | P | M | 75 | Married | Protestant | Pancreatic cancer | None | 2 weeks to less than 1 month | Independent | Yes |
| 06 | Q | F | 61 | Divorce | Protestant | Colorectal cancer | 19 months | More than 2 weeks to less than 1 month | Totally dependent | Yes |