Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| RCT Sample N=322 | Qualitative Interview Sample N=53* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | p-value** | |
| Intervention | 161 (50) | 27 (51) | 1.00 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 65.0 (11.2) | 63.3 (11.1) | 0.22 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 187 (58.1) | 25 (47.2) | 0.09 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never married | 27 (8.4) | 3 (5.7) | 0.86 |
| Married or living with partner | 221 (68.6) | 38 (71.7) | |
| Divorced or Separated | 42 (13.1) | 6 (11.3) | |
| Widowed | 32 (9.9) | 6 (11.3) | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 37 (11.5) | 4 (7.6) | 0.27 |
| High school | 157 (48.8) | 29 (54.7) | |
| College | 81 (25.2) | 19 (35.9) | |
| Missing | 47 (14.6) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 275 (85.4) | 51 (96.2) | 1.00 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 (0.6) | 0 | |
| Missing | 45 (14.0) | 2 (3.8) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 63 (19.6) | 15 (28.3) | 0.20 |
| Retired | 162 (50.3) | 26 (49.1) | |
| Not employed | 93 (28.9) | 12 (22.6) | |
| Missing | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Rural | 181 (56.2) | 29 (54.7) | 0.88 |
| NCCC, Enrollment Site | 222 (68.9) | 39 (73.6) | 0.52 |
| Trial participation, months | 14.63 (12.75) | 26.61(13.59) | <0.0001 |
| Primary disease site | |||
| Gastrointestinal | 133 (41.3) | 14 (26.4) | <0.01 |
| Genito-urinary | 39 (12.1) | 9 (17.0) | |
| Breast | 33 (10.3) | 12 (22.6) | |
| Lung | 117 (36.3) | 18 (34.0) | |
| Enrolled Caregiver | 193 (59.9) | 32 (60.4) | 1.00 |
| Referral to hospice | 10 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0.38 |
| Referral to palliative care | 93 (28.9) | 15 (28.3) | 1.00 |
| With advance directives | |||
| Living will | 145 (45.0) | 22 (41.5) | 0.65 |
| Durable power of attorney | 146 (45.3) | 23 (43.4) | 0.76 |
| DNR | 23 (7.1) | 2 (3.8) | 0.39 |
| Days in hospital over past three months | 3.0 (5.2) | 1.1 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| Days in ICU over past three months | 0.03 (0.25) | 0.06 (0.3) | 0.48 |
| Emergency room visits over past three months | 0.34 (0.78) | 0.26 (0.8) | 0.45 |
| FACIT-PAL | 131.9 (24.5) | 138.0 (23.9) | 0.05 |
| ESAS | 284.3 (151.1) | 234.6 (154.1) | 0.01 |
| CESD | 12.9 (8.7) | 11.3 (8.7) | 0.16 |
| KPS | 77.3 (12.1) | 81.3 (9.4) | 0.01 |
Note: Survey data was available from the 53 participants that were interviewed, however due to technical issues interview data were only available from 52 participants.
Tests of distributions are between parent study 269 subjects and 53 interview study subjects from t-test for continuous variables or Fisher's Exact test for categorical variables.
NCCC- Norris Cotton Cancer Center
FACIT-Pal- the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy for Palliative Care.
Scores range from 0 to 184, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
ESAS - Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale. Scores range from 0 to 900, with higher scores indicating greater symptom intensity.
CES-D - Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating more depressed mood.
KPS – Karnofsky Performance Scale. Scores range from 0 to 100 in 10-point increments, with higher scores indicating better health and performance of daily activities.