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. 2018 Sep 12;19:226. doi: 10.1186/s12882-018-1018-y

Table 2.

Demographics - Patient and Family

Demographic Patient n = 49 Family n = 8
Age M (range, SD) 67 (55–91, 9.66) 62 (48–72, 8.19)
Female n (%) 21 (43%) 5 (63%)
Marital Status
 Married or living as married 28 (57%) 8 (100%)
 Widowed 10 (21%) 0
 Never married 5 (10%) 0
 Divorced or separated 6 (12%) 0
Rural 15 (31%) 5 (63%)
Urban 34 (69%) 3 (37%)
Living Arrangement
 Home 36 (74%) 8 (100%)
 Retirement residence 8 (16%) 0
 Long-term care or nursing home 4 (8%) 0
 Assisted living 1 (2%) 0
Highest Education
 Elementary school or less 3 (6%) 0
 Some high school 17 (35%) 1 (12.5%)
 High school graduate 11 (24%) 4 (50%)
 Some college/trade school 8 (16%) 0
 College/trade school diploma 2 (4%) 0
 Some university 4 (8%) 1 (12.5%)
 University graduate 4 (8%) 1 (12.5%)
 Graduate degree 0 1 (12.5%)
Health Literacy (out of 8) M (range, SD) 6.61 (0–8, 2.42) 8 (8, 0)
Importance of Religion n (%)
 Extremely important 6 (12%) 1 (12.5%)
 Very important 16 (33%) 3 (37.5%)
 Somewhat important 14 (29%) 3 (37.5%)
 Not very important 8 (16%) 1 (12.5%)
 Not at all important 4 (8%) 0
 Don’t know 1 (2%) 0
Prior communication about CPR? Yes 30 (61%) 6 (75%)
Patient Frailty
 Very fit 0
 Well 3 (6%)
 Managing well 19 (39%)
 Vulnerable 18 (36%)
 Mildly frail 5 (11%)
 Moderately frail 2 (4%)
 Severely frail 2 (4%)

M mean, SD standard deviation