Table 1.
Participants’ Characteristics
| Total (n = 64) | Intervention (n =32) | Control (n =32) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs (mean ± SD) | 57.4±13.5 | 55.4±13.7 | 59.5±13.2 | 0.2 |
| Female gender | 65.6% (42) | 65.6% (21) | 65.6% (21) | 1.0 |
| Married or domestic partner | 26.6% (17) | 40.6% (13) | 12.5% (4) | 0.01 |
| Spanish primary language spoken in the home | 29.7% (19) | 15.6% (10) | 14.1% (9) | 0.78 |
| Less than high school education | 54.0% (34) | 53.1% (17) | 53.1% (17) | 1.0 |
| Annual income < $15,000 | 85.9% (55) | 81.3% (26) | 90.6% (29) | 0.47a |
| Not currently working | 93.8% (60) | 46.9% (30) | 46.9% (30) | 1.0 |
| Medicaid/CICP | 85.9% (55) | 96.9% (24) | 75.0% (31) | 0.01 |
| Medicare (A ± B) | 9.4% (6) | 3.1% (1) | 15.6% (5) | 0.19a |
| CARING criteria: | ||||
| Cancer | 18.8% (12) | 31.3% (10) | 6.3% (2) | 0.01 |
| Admitted to hospital ≥2 times in the past year for chronic illness | 74.6% (47) | 80.7% (25) | 68.8% (22) | 0.27 |
| Resident in a nursing home | 6.3% (4) | 6.3% (2) | 6.3% (2) | 1.0a |
| ICU with multi organ failure | 1.6% (1) | 0 | 3.1% (1) | 1.0a |
| Non-cancer hospice guidelines (≥2) | 57.8% (37) | 50% (16) | 65.6% (21) | 0.2 |
a
Fisher’s exact test used because cell size < 5.