Table 1.
General characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | Patient (n=28) | Caregiver (n=24) | Total (n=52) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 57.7 (13.9) | 50.9 (10.9) | 54.6 (12.9) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
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Male | 16 (57) | 4 (17) | 20 (38) |
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Female | 12 (43) | 20 (83) | 32 (62) |
| Diagnosis category, n (%) | ||||
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Cardiology | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Gastroenterology | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) |
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Infectious | 5 (18) | 4 (17) | 9 (17) |
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Neurology | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) |
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Oncology | 17 (61) | 16 (67) | 33 (63) |
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Nephrology | 2 (7) | 2 (8) | 4 (8) |
| Severity (Korean Triage and Acuity Scale), n (%) | ||||
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1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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2 | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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3 | 15 (54) | 14 (58) | 29 (56) |
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4 | 11 (39) | 9 (38) | 20 (38) |
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5 | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) |