Table 2.
Patient Characteristics for Patients with Advance Care Planning Data Present in Structured Locations by Site
| Patient characteristic cancer clinic type | Site 1 (N = 19),asarcoma | Site 2 (N = 114),a,bhead and neck | Site 3 (N = 54),agastrointestinal | Overall (N = 187) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 72.9 (70.1–75.3) | 71.0 (68.0–76.8) | 74.8 (71.2–80.6) | 72.7 (69.0–77.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 8 (42.1) | 26 (22.8) | 30 (55.6) | 64 (34.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 19 (100.0) | 107 (93.9) | 28 (51.9) | 154 (82.4) |
| Black | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (16.7) | 9 (4.8) |
| Latino | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 8 (14.8) | 10 (5.3) |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (7.4) | 5 (2.7) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 5 (9.3) | 7 (3.7) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| Language | ||||
| English | 19 (100.0) | 114 (100.0) | 47 (87.0) | 180 (96.3) |
| Spanish | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.4) | 4 (2.1) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.6) | 3 (1.6) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 12 (63.2) | 90 (78.9) | 24 (44.4) | 126 (67.4) |
| Life partner | 1 (5.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) |
| Widowed | 2 (10.5) | 6 (5.3) | 4 (7.4) | 12 (6.4) |
| Single | 2 (10.5) | 6 (5.3) | 7 (13.0) | 15 (8.0) |
| Divorced | 2 (10.5) | 11 (9.6) | 7 (13.0) | 20 (10.7) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (22.2) | 12 (6.4) |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.6) | 6 (3.2) |
| Protestant | 7 (36.8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (13.0) | 14 (7.5) |
| Catholic | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (35.2) | 21 (11.2) |
| Jewish | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (16.7) | 11 (5.9) |
| Buddhist | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (1.1) |
| Other | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (13.0) | 11 (5.9) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 114 (100.0) | 8 (14.8) | 122 (65.2) |
| Deceased during study period | 0 (0.0) | 25 (21.9) | 12 (22.2) | 37 (19.8) |
| No. of ACP documents per patient | 2.00 (1.50–2.50) | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) | 2.00 (1.00–3.00) | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) |
a
Statistics presented: median (IQR); n (%).
b
Patients >89 years coded as 90 due to institutional deidentification rules.
IQR, interquartile range.