Table 2.

Participant Characteristics

	Patient N=101	Caregiver N=101	Nurse N=58
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Gender
Male	60 (60.0)	40 (40.0)	5 (8.6)
Female	40 (40.0)	60 (60.0)	51(87.9)
Missing			2 (3.5)
Ethnicity
Hispanic	1 (10)	7 (7.0)	2 (3.7)
Non-Hispanic	89 (91.8)	92 (92.0)	50 (92.9)
Race
Asian	2 (2.0)	0 (0)	2 (3.5)
Black/African American	2 (2.0)	1 (10)	4 (7.0)
White	87(87.0)	98 (98.0)	52(91.2)
Other	10 (9.0)	2 (1.0)	4 (7.0)
Nursing Education
Diploma	–	–	1 (1.7)
Associate	–	–	38 (65.5)
Bachelors	–	–	15 (25.9)
Masters	–	–	2 (3.4)
Missing	–	–	2 (3.4)
Education
High school graduate	–	21 (21.0)	–
Some college	–	37(37.0)	–
Bachelor’s degree	–	19 (19.0)	–
Some graduate education	–	5 (5.0)	–
Graduate degree	–	18 (18.0)	–
Annual Household Income
Less than $10,000	–	2 (2.0)	–
$10,000–24,999	–	12 (12.0)	–
$25,000–39,999	–	15 (15.0)	–
$40,000–59,999	–	14 (14.0)	–
$50,000–74,999	–	27 (27.0)	–
$75,000 or more	–	25 (25.0)	–
Declined to answer	–	5 (5.0)	–
Employment
Not working	–	57 (56.4)	–
Part-time	–	11 (10.9)	–
Full time	–	33 (32.7)	–
Self-reported Health
Excellent	–	15 (14.9)	–
Very good	–	49 (48.5)	–
Average	–	30 (29.7)	–
Poor	–	6 (5.9)	–
Very Poor	–	1 (1.0)	–
Primary Insurance
Private	–	32 (30.8)	–
Medicaid	–	5 (4.8)	–
Medicare	–	57 (54.8)	–
Self-Pay	–	1 (10)	–
Other (e.g., TriCare)	–	4 (3.8)	–
	M (SD) Range	M (SD) Range	M (SD)Range
Age	67.4 (10.8) 45–91	65.7(10.2) 45–89	42.1 (14.6) 23–69
Length of Relationship	34.9 (17.9) 2–68
Days on Hospice	82.6 (75.9) Median = 54	8–413
Years Hospice Experience			4.5 (4.9) Range: 1 month-21 years