Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients and family participants in the telehealth-based family conferences.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient’s baseline characteristics | |
| Age, (mean ± SD) | 72.9 ± 14.3 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 19 (76%) |
| Single | 4 (16%) |
| Widowed | 2 (8%) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 2 (8%) |
| Elementary school | 7 (28%) |
| Junior high school | 5 (20%) |
| High school | 4 (16%) |
| Bachelor | 6 (24%) |
| Master or PhD | 1 (4%) |
| ECOG | |
| 1 | 0 (0%) |
| 2 | 1 (4%) |
| 3 | 9 (36%) |
| 4 | 15 (60%) |
| Whether the patient participates in family conference | |
| Yes | 16 (64%) |
| No | 9 (36%) |
| Family participants’ characteristics | |
| The number of participants (mean ± SD) | 3.52 ± 1.42 |
| The representative primary family caregiver’s relationship to the patient | |
| Parents | 1 (4%) |
| Spouse | 7 (28%) |
| Daughter/Son | 11 (44%) |
| Sibling | 3 (12%) |
| Others | 3 (12%) |
ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, SD: standard deviation.