Table 1:
Characteristic | Surrogates (n=306) |
---|---|
Age, mean (95% CI), y | 51 (49.3–52.4) |
Female sex, No. (%) | 218 (71) |
Ethnicity, No. (%) | |
Hispanic or Latino | 38 (12) |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 267 (88) |
Race, No. (%) | |
Black | 72 (24) |
Caucasian | 193 (63) |
Other | 41 (13) |
Employment, No. (%) | |
Disabled from employment | 30 (10) |
Employed / Student | 168 (55) |
Homemaker | 22 (7) |
Retired | 58 (19) |
Religion, No. (%) | |
Catholic | 56 (18) |
Jewish | 17 (6) |
Protestant | 200 (66) |
Other | 16 (5) |
None | 16 (5) |
Relationship, No. (%) | |
Child | 109 (36) |
Parent | 41 (13) |
Sibling | 37 (12) |
Spouse/Partner | 100 (33) |
Other | 19 (6) |
Number of decision makers per patient, No. (%) | |
1 | 152 (50) |
2 or more | 154 (50) |
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score at baseline, mean (95% Cl) | |
Totala | 16 (15.1–16.9) |
Anxiety Subscaleb | 10 (9–10.1) |
Depression Subscaleb | 7 (6–7) |
The range is 0 (best) to 42 (worst).
The range is 0 (best) to 21 (worst). A score ≥11 on either subscale suggests the presence of anxiety and/or depression disorder(s); scores from 8 to 10 may represent “borderline” symptom levels.