Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Baseline Characteristics | |
| Sex | 19 Male, 17 Female |
| Age | Mean 77, Range 49–99 |
| Interviewee | |
| Patients Only | 12 |
| Patient and Family | 3 |
| Family Only | 21 |
| Language | |
| Patient's First Language Not English | 19 |
| Translator required for interview | 8 |
| Resuscitation Status | |
| DNR | 19 |
| Not Addressed at time of initial interview | 12 |
| Addressed yet no DNR order in chart | 2 |
| Specific request | To ICU for reversible causes = 1 |
| No ACLS = 1 | |
| Full Code | 1 |
| Primary Diagnosis | |
| Cancer | 16 |
| Cardiorespiratory | 11 |
| Neurological | 6 |
| Hepatic Disease | 3 |