Table 1.

Characteristics of Patient and Family Participants

	System A (n=20)		System B (n=20)		Total (n=40)
	Patient n (%)	Family n (%)	Patient n (%)	Family n (%)	Patient n (%)	Family n (%)
Mean age in years (SD)	75.3 (6.0)	72.5 (11.2)	74.5 (7.0)	68.4 (14.1)	74.9 (6.4)	70.4 (12.8)
Relationship to patient
Spouse	--	17 (85.0)	--	17 (85.0)	--	34 (85.0)
Adult child	--	3 (15.0)	--	3 (15.0)	--	6 (15.0)
Other relative or friend	--	0 (0.0)	--	0 (0.0)	--	0 (0.0)
Gender
Female	13 (65.0)	8 (40.0)	11 (55.0)	11 (55.0)	24 (60.0)	19 (47.5)
Male	7 (35.0)	12 (60.0)	9 (45.0)	9 (45.0)	16 (40.0)	21 (52.5)
Educational attainment
High school or less	6 (30.0)	5 (25.0)	8 (40.0)	4 (20.0)	14 (35.0)	9 (22.5)
College	11 (55.0)	6 (30.0)	4 (20.0)	6 (30.0)	15 (37.5)	12 (30.0)
Graduate	3 (15.0)	9 (45.0)	8 (40.0)	10 (50.0)	11 (27.5)	19 (47.5)
6-Item Cognitive Screen
All items correct	11 (55.0)	--	17 (85.0)	--	28 (70.0)	--
One incorrect item	6 (30.0)	--	1 (5.0)	--	7 (17.5)	--
Two+ incorrect items	3 (15.0)	--	2 (10.0)	--	5 (12.5)	--
Race
White	19 (95.0)	19 (95.0)	15 (75.0)	14 (70.0)	34 (85.0)	33 (82.5)
Black	1 (5.0)	1 (5.0)	5 (25.0)	6 (30.0)	6 (15.0)	7 (17.5)
Other	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.5)	0 (0.0)
Not Hispanic/Latino	20 (100)	20 (100.0)	18 (90.0)	20 (100.0)	38 (95.0)	40 (100.0)
Refused	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.5)	0 (0.0)