Table 3.
Patient, caregiver, and nurse demographics
| Demographics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient N=101 | Caregiver n=101 | Nurse N=58 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 60 (60.0) | 40 (40.0) | 5 (8.9) |
| Female | 40 (40.0) | 60 (60.0) | 51 (91.9) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 1 (1.0) | 7 (7.0) | 2 (3.7) |
| Non-Hispanic | 89 (91.8) | 92 (92.0) | 50 (92.9) |
| Race | |||
| Asian | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.5) |
| Black/African American | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (7.0) |
| White | 87(87.0) | 98 (98.0) | 52(91.2) |
| Other | 10 (9.0) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (7.0) |
| Nursing Education | |||
| Diploma | -- | -- | 1 (1.8) |
| Associate | -- | -- | 38 (67.9) |
| Bachelors | -- | -- | 15 (26.8) |
| Masters | -- | -- | 2 (3.6) |
| Education | |||
| High school graduate | -- | 21 (21.0) | -- |
| Some college | -- | 37(37.0) | -- |
| Bachelor’s degree | -- | 19 (19.0) | -- |
| Some graduate education | -- | 5 (5.0) | -- |
| Graduate degree | -- | 18 (18.0) | -- |
| Annual Household Income | |||
| Less than $10,000 | -- | 2 (2.0) | -- |
| $10,000–24,999 | -- | 12 (12.0) | -- |
| $25,000–39,999 | -- | 15 (15.0) | -- |
| $40,000–59,999 | -- | 14 (14.0) | -- |
| $50,000–74,999 | -- | 27 (27.0) | -- |
| $75,000 or more | -- | 25 (25.0) | -- |
| Declined to answer | -- | 5 (5.0) | -- |
| Employment | |||
| Not working | -- | 57 (56.4) | -- |
| Part-time | -- | 11 (10.9) | -- |
| Full time | -- | 33 (32.7) | -- |
| Self-reported Health | |||
| Excellent | -- | 15 (14.9) | -- |
| Very good | -- | 49 (48.5) | -- |
| Average | -- | 30 (29.7) | -- |
| Poor | -- | 6 (5.9) | -- |
| Very Poor | -- | 1 (1.0) | -- |
| Primary Insurance | |||
| Private | -- | 32 (30.8) | -- |
| Medicaid | -- | 5 (4.8) | -- |
| Medicare | -- | 57 (54.8) | -- |
| Self Pay | -- | 1 (1.0) | -- |
| Other (e.g. TriCare) | -- | 4 (3.8) | -- |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Age | |||
| 67.4 (10.8) | 65.7(10.2) | 42.1 (14.6) | |
| Length of Relationship | |||
| 34.9 (17.9) | -- | ||
| Days on Hospice | |||
| 82.6 (75.9) Median=54 | -- | ||
| Years Hospice Experience | -- | 4.5 (4.9) | |