Table 2.
Comparison of characteristics of patients who consented but dropped out early to those who completed intake interview.
| Characteristics | Early drop-outs N (%) | Completed baseline interview N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 58.12 (12.66) | 57.34 (11.36) | .71 |
| Palliative Scorea | 0.79 (1.09) | 0.76 (1.10) | .88 |
| Race | .01b | ||
| White | 25 (75.76) | 212 (88.70) | |
| Black | 8 (24.24) | 23 (9.62) | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.42) | |
| Asian | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.84) | |
| Refused | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.42) | |
| Ethnicity | .41 | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 32 (96.97) | 235 (98.33) | |
| Hispanic | 1 (3.03) | 3 (1.26) | |
| Refused | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.42) | |
| Marital status | .08c | ||
| Married or living with a partner | 17 (51.52) | 162 (67.78) | |
| Divorced/separated | 8 (24.24) | 28 (11.72) | |
| Never married | 3 (9.09) | 27 (11.30) | |
| Widowed | 4 (12.12) | 19 (7.95) | |
| Refused | 1 (3.03) | 3 (1.26) | |
| Type of employment | .72d | ||
| Retired | 9 (27.27) | 59 (24.69) | |
| Part time | 6 (18.18) | 23 (9.62) | |
| Full time | 7 (21.21) | 64 (26.78) | |
| Disabled | 3 (9.09) | 29 (12.13) | |
| Not employed | 3 (9.09) | 37 (15.48) | |
| Homemaker | 4 (12.12) | 21 (8.79) | |
| Refused | 1 (3.03) | 6 (2.51) | |
| Palliative score | .92 | ||
| 0 | 19 (57.58) | 131 (54.81) | |
| 0.5 | 0 (0.00) | 10 (4.18) | |
| 1.0 | 4 (12.12) | 47 (19.67) | |
| 1.5 | 4 (12.12) | 12 (5.02) | |
| 2.0 | 2 (6.06) | 8 (3.35) | |
| 2.5 | 2 (6.06) | 17 (7.11) | |
| 3.0 | 1 (3.03) | 4 (1.67) | |
| 3.5 | 0 (0.00) | 4 (1.67) | |
| 4.0 | 1 (3.03) | 4 (1.67) | |
| 5.5 | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.84) | |
| Metastatic cancer | .56 | ||
| Yes | 23 (69.70) | 178 (74.48) | |
| No | 10 (30.30) | 61 (25.52) | |
| Recurrent cancer | .36 | ||
| Yes | 13 (39.39) | 75 (31.38) | |
| No | 20 (60.61) | 164 (68.62) | |
| Therapy goals | 0.47 | ||
| Maintenance | 11 (33.33) | 92 (38.49) | |
| Curative | 9 (27.27) | 78 (32.64) | |
| Palliative | 6 (18.18) | 41 (17.15) | |
| Uncertain | 7 (21.21) | 28 (11.72) |
aMean and standard deviation.
b P-value for the comparison between black versus other.
c P-value for the comparison between those married or living with a partner versus other.
d P-value for the comparison those employed versus those not employed.