Table 2.
Participant Characteristics
| Patient | Caregiver | Nurse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N=20 | N=20 | N=20 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 64.95 (9.8) | 63.05 (11.3) | 45.15 (10.1) |
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| Sex, % (n) | 70 (14) | 30 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Male | |||
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| Marital Status, % (n) | 85 (17) | 85 (17) | -- |
| Married | |||
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| Length of hospice stay in days, mean (SD) | 104.45 (71.9) | -- | -- |
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| Type of cancer, % (n) | |||
| brain | 5 (1) | -- | -- |
| breast | 10 (2) | -- | -- |
| lung | 10 (2) | -- | -- |
| lymphoma/leukemia | 10 (2) | -- | -- |
| melanoma | 15 (3) | -- | -- |
| other GI/GU | 25 (5) | -- | -- |
| reproductive | 25 (5) | -- | -- |
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| Race, % (n) | |||
| White | 90 (18) | 100 (20) | 95 (19) |
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| Education, % (n) | |||
| High school | 15 (3) | 15 (3) | |
| Some college | 45 (9) | 45 (9) | |
| 4 year college | 20 (4) | 20 (4) | |
| Graduate school | 20 (4) | 20 (4) | |
| Nursing diploma | -- | -- | 5 (1) |
| Nursing associate | -- | -- | 70 (14) |
| Nursing bachelors | -- | -- | 25 (5) |
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| Religion, % (n) | |||
| Catholic | 5 (1) | 15 (3) | 15.8 (3) |
| Jewish | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Latter-day Saints | 50 (10) | 50 (10) | 36.8 (7) |
| Protestant | 10 (2) | 5 (1) | 5.3 (1) |
| Other | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 5.3 (1) |
| No religious affiliation | 10 (2) | 10 (2) | 36.8 (7) |
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| Income, % (n) | |||
| < 10,000 | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | |
| 10,000 24,999 | 15 (3) | 15 (3) | |
| 25,000 39,999 | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | |
| 40,000 49,999 | 10 (2) | 10 (2) | |
| 50,000 74,999 | 15 (3) | 15 (3) | |
| 75,000 or more | 45 (9) | 45 (9) | |
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| Nursing certificate, % (n) | -- | -- | |
| CHPN | 29.4 (5) | ||