Table 1.

Descriptive Information on Sample Characteristics and Study Variables (N=80)

	Mean (SD)	Range	N (%)
Gender (Female)			77 (96)
Age	43.2 (12.5)	24-69
Ethnicity (Hispanic)			23 (29)
Race
Black			52 (67)
White			8 (10)
Asian/Pacific Islander/Native			3 (4)
Other			15 (19)
Education
Grades 7-9			8 (10)
Grades 10-11			8 (10)
General Educational Development (GED)			4 (5)
High School graduate			25 (31)
Some college/graduate			34 (42)
Marital status
Married/living as married			23 (29)
Divorced/separated			24 (30)
Widowed			2 (3)
Never married			31 (39)
Years in profession	6.5 (6.6)	.16-29
Months since client’s death	1.08 (.98)	0-3
Months cared for client	18 (29)	.03-168
Experienced the death of a client before			39 (49)
Personal EOL preferences
Prefer not to be told bad news	2.89 (1.65)	1-5
In favor of alternative medicine	4.14 (1.30)	1-5
Want to use all possible treatments	4.08 (1.37)	1-5
Pain medication is very important	3.76 (1.44)	1-5
HHA’s perception of client at EOL
HHA perceived client as aware of dying	2.86 (1.36)	1-4
HHA perceived client as being in pain	2.73 (1.18)	1-4
Knowledge of client EOL care preferences			42 (53)
Knowledge of care-related decisions			47 (59)
Preparedness
Emotional	2.21 (1.22)	1-4
Informational	2.23 (1.26)	1-4

Note. SD= standard deviation.