Table 1.
Family and patient characteristics (N = 16)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Patient sex | |
| Male | 50% (8) |
| Female | 50% (8) |
| Patient race | |
| White | 94% (15) |
| Black | 6% (1) |
| Family member | |
| relationship to patient | |
| Spouse | 63% (10) |
| Child | 31% (5) |
| Nonfamily | 6% (1) |
| Patient insurance | |
| Private | 75% (12) |
| Uninsured | 13% (2) |
| Medicare | 6% (1) |
| Missing | 6% (1) |
| Artificial nutrition in use |
|
| Yes | 37% (6) |
| No | 63% (10) |
| Living will | |
| Yes | 87% (14) |
| No | 13% (2) |
| Health care | |
| power of attorney | |
| Yes | 81% (13) |
| No | 19% (3) |
| Patient location at death | |
| Hospice/home hospice | 81% (13) |
| Hospital | 13% (2) |
| Nursing home | 6% (1) |
| Long-term ventilation in use |
|
| Yes | 0% (0) |
| BIPAP in use | |
| Yes | 56% (9) |
| No | 44% (7) |
| Forced expiratory volume (FEV) | Range 16–94, M = 51.69 (SD = 22.55) |
| Patient age | Range 41–83, M = 65 years (SD = 11.56) |