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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Apr 28;38(6):531–536. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.03.016

Table 2.

Sample Characteristics

Age, years (range 62–95) Mean = 80.9

Gender
 Male (n = 3) 25%
 Female (n = 9) 75%

Race
 African American (n = 3) 25%
 White (n = 9) 75%

Decision Status
 Makes own decisions (n = 5) 41.7%
 Surrogate makes decisions (n = 7) 58.3%
  Spouse (n = 2) 28.6%
  Adult child (n = 3) 42.8%
  Extended family member (n = 2) 28.6%