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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 Sep 25;39(1):9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.012

Table 3. Sample Characteristics.

Missoula Hospice Clinical Trial Total Pa
Sample Size 205 74 108 387
% Female
 Decedent 50.2 56.8 61.1 54.5 0.082
 Survivor 74.1 67.6 72.2 72.4 0.427
% Racial/Ethnic Minority
 Decedentb 4.4 4.1 8.3 5.4 0.376
 Survivorb 2.9 5.4 6.5 4.4 0.213
Median Age
 Decedent (at death) 79.7 74.4 75.3 77.6 0.004
 Survivor (at interview) c 56.0 55.7 52.8 55.1 0.371
Median Education Categoryd
 Decedent 2 3 3 3 0.000
 Survivor 3 3 4 3 0.019
Primary Diagnosis 0.000
 % Cancer 32.2 75.7 71.3 51.4
 % Cardiovascular Disease 26.8 5.4 13.9 19.1
 % Pulmonary Disease (Non-Cancer) 9.3 5.4 5.6 7.5
 % Neurologic Disease 13.2 4.1 5.6 9.3
 % Other Condition 18.5 9.5 3.7 12.7
% Who Could Communicate in Final Week 80.0 71.6 76.9 77.5 0.225
% Who Received Hospice Care 23.9 100.0 90.7 57.1 0.000
Place of Death 0.000
 % Private Home 25.4 58.1 47.2 37.7
 % Hospital 33.2 5.4 12.0 22.0
 % Inpatient Hospice 8.8 21.6 16.7 13.4
 % Nursing Facility 31.2 14.9 24.1 26.1
 % Other Location 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.8
Median Years Survivor Knew Patiente 48.0 45.5 40.7 46.0 0.003
Elapsed Days from Death to Survivor Interview 734.0 81.5 99.5 335.0 0.000
Overall Quality of End-of-Life Periodf 4 6 5 5 0.000
Quality of Moment of Deathg 9 10 9 9 0.002
a

Differences between the Missoula sample and the combined Seattle samples were based on Fisher’s Exact Test for dichotomous outcomes (gender, racial/ethnic minority status, receipt of hospice care), Pearson’s Chi-square tests for other non-ordinal outcomes (diagnosis, place of death), and Mann-Whitney Z-approximations for ordinal outcomes (age, education, length of association between decedent and survivor, time from death to interview).

b

Race-ethnicity for the Missoula sample was based on 204 cases.

c

Only 107 of the clinical trial survivors reported age.

d

Education codes: 1=less than high school diploma/GED; 2=high school diploma/GED; 3=some college; 4=4-year college degree or more. Education levels were reported for only 198 of the Missoula decedents.

e

Length of association was reported by only 184 of the Missoula survivors and 107 of the clinical trial survivors.

f

Ratings could range from 0 (terrible experience) to 10 (almost perfect experience). Valid responses were provided by 204 Missoula respondents, 70 hospice respondents, and 107 clinical trial respondents.

g

Ratings could range from 0 (terrible experience) to 10 (almost perfect experience). Valid responses were provided by 182 Missoula respondents, 63 hospice respondents, and 100 clinical trial respondents.

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