Table 1.
Patient and Family Member Characteristics
| Demographics | Patients (n=1079) |
Family Members (n=1079) |
|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%)a | 627 (58.1) | 330 (31.1) |
| White, n (%)b | 934 (86.6) | 907 (86.2) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) c | 71.0 (14.4) | 58.5 (14.6) |
| Educationd | ||
| < 8th grade | 73 (6.8) | 12 (1.1) |
| Some high school | 82 (7.6) | 30 (2.8) |
| High school/GED | 397 (36.8) | 180 (16.7) |
| Some college | 276 (25.6) | 452 (41.9) |
| College degree | 173 (16.0) | 207 (19.2) |
| Graduate/professional school | 67 (6.2) | 174 (16.1) |
| Married, n (%)e | 617 (57.2) | |
| Cause of death | ||
| Trauma | 91 (8.4) | |
| Cancer | 172 (15.9) | |
| Other | 816 (75.6) | |
| ICU length of stay in days, med (IQR) | 3 (1, 7) | |
| Hospital length of stay in days, med (IQR) | 4 (2, 10) | |
| Years known patient, mean (SD)f | 43.1 (16.2) | |
| Lived with loved one, n (%)g | 631 (60.0) | |
| Relationship to decedenth | ||
| Spouse/partner | 485 (44.9) | |
| Child | 385 (35.7) | |
| Other | ||
| Sibling | 62 (5.7) | |
| Parent | 43 (4.0) | |
| Other relative | 70 (6.5) | |
| Friend | 21 (1.9) | |
| Days from death to first survey mailing, med (IQR) | 36 (31, 76.5) |
a
17 missing for family members.
b
27 missing for family members.
c
18 missing for family members.
d
11 missing for patients and 24 missing for family members.
e
6 missing.
f
10 missing.
g
21 missing.
h
13 missing.