Table 3.

Study participant (patients and relatives) characteristics

Patients (N = 30)
Age in years		Mean: 63	SD: 9.9	Range: 38–88
Gender	Female: 20 (67%)		Male: 10 (33%)
ECOG at admission	Median: 3	Mean: 2.77	SD: 0.73	Range: 1–4
PPS at admission	Median: 40	Mean: 45	SD: 12.8	Range: 30–80
Period of time in months (years) between first diagnosis and first DT interview		Mean: 33 (2.76)	SD: 39.29 (3.28)	Range: 1–163 (0.06–13.62)
Main diagnosis	Gastrointestinal cancers:		10 (33.3%)
	Gynaecological cancers:		8 (26.7%)
	Lung cancers:		5 (16.7%)
	Urology cancers:		4 (13.3%)
	Neurological diseases		2 (6.7%)
	Dermatological cancers:		1 (3.3%)
Length of inpatient stay in days	Median: 15.5	Mean: 22.5	SD: 18.0	Range: 5–98
Relatives (N = 30)
Age in years (2 missings)		Mean: 54	SD: 12.83	Range: 24–74
Gender	Female: 14 (46.7%)		Male: 16 (53.3%)
Relationship to patient	Spouse:		17 (56.7%)
	Child:		6 (20%)
	Sibling:		3 (10%)
	Parent:		2 (6.7%)
	Other:		2 (6.7%)
Duration of relationship in years (5 missings))		Mean: 35.48	SD: 17.31	Range: 8–71