Table 1:
Study participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Clinician N= 45 (%) | Patient N=34 (%) | Caregiver N=23 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Location of Participant | |||
| Hospital | 25 (55) | 19 (55) | 13 () |
| Skilled nursing facility | 20 (44) | 15 (44) | 10 () |
| Role of Participant | |||
| MD/Hospitalist | 8 (17) | - | - |
| Nurses | 10 (22) | - | - |
| Physical Therapy | 8 (17) | - | - |
| Occupational Therapy | 8 (17) | - | - |
| Case Manager | 2 (4) | - | - |
| Social Worker | 7 (15) | - | - |
| Administration | 4 (8) | - | - |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, mean years (range) | - | 75.2 (60–96) | 57.95 (29–85) |
| Women | 33 (73) | 15 (44) | 14 (60) |
| Veteran | 3 (6) | 19 (55) | 2 (8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White/Caucasian | 30 (66) | 24 (70) | 12 (52) |
| Black/African American | 1 (2) | 4 (11) | 2 (8) |
| Mixed/biracial | 4 (8) | 3 (8) | 2 (8) |
| Asian | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (8) |
| Latino/Hispanic | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
| Native American | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (4) |
| No Data | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) |
| Educational level Attained | |||
| Grade school | 0 (0) | 5 (14) | 1 (4) |
| High school/GED | 1 (2) | 7 (20) | 2 (8) |
| Some college | 2 (4) | 7 (20) | 9 (39) |
| College graduate | 8 (17) | 11(32) | 7 (30) |
| Post-graduate | 30 (66) | 4 (11) | 3 (13) |
| No Data | 0 (0) | ||
| Annual income ($) | |||
| <30,000 | - | 17 (50) | - |
| 30,000–50,000 | - | 7 (20) | - |
| >50,000 | - | 7 (20) | - |
| Household size of patient | |||
| 1 | - | 15 (44) | - |
| 2–3 | - | 14 (41) | - |
| >3 | - | 4 (11) | - |
| Insurance coverage of patient*** | |||
| Medicare | - | 30 (88) | - |
| VHA | - | 10 (29) | - |
| Private insurance | - | 12 (35) | - |
| Medicaid | - | 4 (11) | - |
| Other/no coverage | - | 9 (26) | - |
| Caregiver relationship to patient | |||
| Child | - | - | 12 (52) |
| Spouse | - | - | 4 (17) |
| Sibling | - | - | 3 (13) |
| Other | - | - | 4 (17) |
***
Respondents could have more than one payer for insurance coverage. Rounding may result in values >100%.