Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants and family members
| ACP | Usual care | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Characteristics | ||
| Age Mean (range) | 66 (34–90) | 65 (31–82) |
| Months from study entry to death Median (range) | 5.3 (0.4–18.3) | 5.5 (0.3–22.1) |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender (male) | 56 (53.9) | 55 (52.9) |
| Married | 69 (66.3) | 66 (63.5) |
| Lives alone | 20 (19.3) | 11 (10.6) |
| Medical training (yes) | 13 (12.5) | 13 (12.5) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Australian-New Zealand | 72 (69.2) | 74 (71.2) |
| European | 14 (13.5) | 13 (12.5) |
| Other | 14 (13.5) | 13 (12.5) |
| Private Health Insurance (yes) | 58 (55.8) | 51 (49.0) |
| Cancer type | ||
| Lung | 30 (28.9) | 28 (26.9) |
| Urological | 13 (12.5) | 6 (5.8) |
| Pancreas | 12 (11.5) | 9 (8.7) |
| Other GI | 11 (10.6) | 9 (8.7) |
| Gynaecological | 8 (7.7) | 8 (7.7) |
| Breast | 7 (6.7) | 6 (5.8) |
| Colorectal | 6 (5.8) | 17 (16.35) |
| Other | 6 (5.8) | 5 (4.8) |
| Missing | 4 (3.9) | 3 (2.9) |
| Skin | 3 (2.9) | 3 (2.9) |
| Head and neck | 2 (1.9) | 2 (1.9) |
| Bone and soft tissue | 1 (1.0) | 4 (3.9) |
| Unknown Primary | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.9) |
| CNS | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) |
| Family characteristics | ||
| Age Mean (range) | 58 (21–84) | 58 (20–83) |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Male | 23 (22.1) | 32 (30.8) |
| Married | 84 (80.8) | 76 (73.1) |
| Medical training | 16 (15.4) | 17 (16.4) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Australian-New Zealand | 78 (75.0) | 77 (74.0) |
| European | 8 (7.7) | 12 (11.5) |
| Other | 11 (10.6) | 8 (7.7) |
| Private Health Insurance | 43 (41.4) | 37 (35.6) |