Table 2. Demographic and clinical characteristics, by group.
| Usual Care, n=100 | Intervention, n=103 | P * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, μ (σ), years | 60.6 (16.6) | 64.4 (19.0) | 0.14 |
| Women, n (%) | 41 (41) | 51 (49.5) | 0.22 |
| Race | |||
| White | 91 (91) | 88 (85) | 0.22 |
| Black | 7 (7) | 9 (9) | 0.64 |
| Asian | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 0.09 |
| American Indian | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.58 |
| Other | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.98 |
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0.98 |
| Trigger Criteria | |||
| Metastatic or incurable cancer | 8 (8) | 16 (16) | 0.10 |
| Cardiac arrest | 22 (22) | 19 (19) | 0.53 |
| Hospitalized ≥10 days prior to ICU | 15 (15) | 12 (12) | 0.48 |
| ICU LOS 14 days or more* | 8 (8) | 1 (1) | 0.02 |
| Ventilation for 7 or more days | 23 (23) | 29 (28) | 0.61 |
| Age over 80 with multimorbidity* | 22 (22) | 34 (33) | 0.08 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage requiring intubation | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.98 |
| Admitted from LTAC | 5 (5) | 2 (2) | 0.23 |
| Family member survey returned, n (%) | 62 (62) | 58 (56) | 0.41 |
| Age of respondent, μ (σ), years | 60.2 (13.4) | 60.9 (13.9) | 0.78 |
| Women respondents, n (%) | 46 (77) | 36 (62) | 0.09 |
| Respondent lived with patient, n (%) | 34 (57) | 33 (58) | 0.89 |
| Respondent relationship | |||
| Spouse/Partner | 35 (56) | 24 (42) | 0.30 |
| Child | 11 (18) | 15 (26) | 0.26 |
| Parent | 6 (10) | 8 (14) | 0.46 |
| Sibling | 8 (13) | 4 (7) | 0.29 |
| Guardian | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 0.61 |
| Friend | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | 0.07 |
| Other relative | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.30 |
| Other | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.30 |
*
χ2 test for binary and categorical variables, Student's t-test for continuous variables