Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants (n=21)

Characteristic	Value
Age, average ± SD	59 ± 22
Female, n (%)	10 (47)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
Non-Hispanic White	18 (86)
Non-Hispanic Black	2 (10)
Hispanic	1 (5)
Academic medical center 1 (versus 2) n (%)	8 (38)
Days between ED admission and interview, average ± SD	3.1 ± 2.0
Participant type, n (%)
Patient	14 (67)
Caregiver	7 (33)
Characteristics of patients (n=14)
Married, n (%)	9 (64)
Primary symptom need, n (%)
Pain	7 (50)
Shortness of breath	2 (14)
Other symptom	5 (36)
Primary disease, n (%)
Cancer	12 (86)
Other	2 (14)
Pain assessed in ED, n (%)	14 (100)
Opioid administered in ED, n (%)	7 (50)
Admitted from hospice, n (%)	2 (14)
Seen by inpatient palliative care service on prior hospitalization, n (%)	5 (36)
Days between ED admission and palliative care consult, average ± SD	1.9 ± 1.5
Primary reason for palliative care consult
Pain	5 (36)
Other symptom	3 (21)
Goals of care	6 (43)
Documented DNR at time of interview, n (%)	7 (50)
Documented advance care planning conversation at time of interview, n (%)	7 (50)