Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Patients, Family Members, and Physicians
|
Patients (n=51) |
Family Members/Loved Ones (n=169) |
Physicians Leading Conferences (n=35) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 26 (51) | 101 (60) | 12 (34) | |
| Male | 25 (49) | 68 (40) | 23 (66) | |
| Race/ethnicitya | ||||
| White | 31 (61) | 136 (81) | 30 (86) | |
| African American | 7 (14) | 14 (8) | 0 | |
| Hispanic | 2 (4) | 6 (4) | 2 (6) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (2) | 5 (3) | 4 (11) | |
| Native American | 1 (2) | 10 (6) | 0 | |
| Other/undocumented | 9 (18) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| Admission diagnosis | ||||
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 9 (18) | |||
| End-stage liver disease/gastrointestinal bleed | 8 (16) | |||
| Trauma | 8 (15) | |||
| Sepsis/infection | 7 (14) | |||
| Respiratory failure | 6 (12) | |||
| Cardiac failure/myocardial infarction | 5 (10) | |||
| Other | 8 (15) | |||
| Relationship to patient | ||||
| Spouse/partner | 17 (10) | |||
| Child | 35 (21) | |||
| Sibling | 34 (20) | |||
| Parent | 20 (12) | |||
| Friend | 9 (5) | |||
| Other relative | 52 (31) | |||
| Other | 2 (1) | |||
| Staff position | ||||
| Attending physician | 20 (57) | |||
| Resident or fellow | 15 (43) | |||
| Medical specialty | ||||
| Internal medicine | 26 (74) | |||
| Neurology | 5 (14) | |||
| Surgery | 3 (7) | |||
| Anesthesia | 1 (3) | |||
| Mean (SD) Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age, years | 60 (20.3) 58 (45–81) |
48 (15.8) | 38 (9.5) | |
| Years in practice | 12.4 (9.7) | |||
IQR, interquartile range.
a
Sums are greater than 169 family members and 35 physicians because some individuals identified with more than one race/ethnicity.