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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 May;144(5):10.1177/0194599810397603. doi: 10.1177/0194599810397603

Table 1.

Family Assessment of Treatment at the End of Life (FATE) survey scores* among head and neck cancer patients compared with prior survey results.

Mean Range Standard deviation Mean (Cassarett et al)7
Overall score 62 22–93 16.16 60
Well-being and dignity 69 25–100 23.53 61
Information and communication 61 0–100 32.05 62
Treatment preference 79 0–100 28.15 72
Emotional and spiritual support 70 0–100 35.64 65
Management of symptoms 31 0–100 27.72 40
Choice of facility 76 0–100 43.15 85
Access to services 78 0–100 35.36 57
Care at time of death 66 0–100 27.60 64
*

Possible scores 0–100 in each category.