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. 2020 Nov 20;8(2):171–178. doi: 10.1093/nop/npaa077

Table 1.

Patient and Caregiver Demographics

Patient median age at death
60 (range 24-85)
Patient gender
Male 26 (63%)
Female 15 (37%)
Caregiver gender
Female 27 (66%)
Male 14 (34%)
Patient race
White 22 (54%)
Black 2 (5%)
Unreported 17 (41%)
Tumor type
GBM 36 (88%)
Anaplastic astrocytoma 3 (7%)
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma 2 (5%)
Hospice enrollment
Enrolled ≥7 days 36 (88%)
Enrolled <7 days or not enrolled 5 (12%)
Patient’s religion
Catholic 17 (42%)
Christian (non-Catholic) 10 (24%)
Jewish 3 (7%)
Nonreligious 3 (7%)
Not reported 8 (20%)
Caregiver’s relationship to patient
Spouse/partner 27 (66%)
Children 6 (15%)
Parent 3 (7%)
Unreported 3 (7%)
Siblings or sibling-in-law 2 (5%)
Place of death
Home 34 (83%)
Hospice facility 4 (10%)
Hospital 1 (2%)
Unreported 2 (5%)