Table 1.

Characteristics of participants (n=27)

Characteristic	Patients (n=18)	Bereaved Caregivers (n=9)
Sex
Male	12 (67%)	1 (11%)
Female	6 (33%)	8 (89%)
Race
White	15 (83%)	9 (100%)
Nonwhite	3 (17%)	0 (0)
Education
Bachelor’s degree or higher	10 (56%)	7 (78%)
Less than bachelor’s degree	8 (44%)	2 (22%)
Diagnosis*
Leukemia/myelodysplastic syndromes	7 (39%)	6 (67%)
Lymphoma	7 (39%)	2 (22%)
Myeloma	4 (22%)	1 (11%)
Relationship of bereaved caregiver to patient
Spouse/partner	NA	6 (67%)
Child/other		3 (33%)

^*For bereaved caregivers, this describes the diagnosis of their deceased loved one.