Table 1:
Characteristics of study participants at baseline
| N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Characteristic | Control (n=454) | Intervention (n=455) | Total (n=909) |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 67.8 (8.0) | 68.9 (8.5) | 68.3 (8.3) |
| Women | 262 (57.7) | 292 (64.4) | 554 (64.2) |
| Race | |||
| White | 339 (74.7) | 352 (77.4) | 691 (76.0) |
| African-American | 91 (20.0) | 76 (16.7) | 167 (18.4) |
| Other | 24 (5.3) | 27 (5.9) | 51 (5.6) |
| Education ≤ 12th grade | 96 (21.1) | 137 (30.1) | 233 (25.3) |
| Not enough or just enough money to make ends meet | 159 (35.0) | 159 (34.9) | 318 (35.0) |
| Married/partnered | 242 (53.3) | 243 (53.2) | 484 (53.2) |
| Employed | 194 (43.1) | 157 (34.5) | 351 (38.9) |
| Lives alone | 141 (31.1) | 136 (29.9) | 277 (30.5) |
| Attends religious service ≥ 1x/week* | 140 (30.9) | 170 (37.5) | 351 (38.7) |
| Self-rated health fair/poor | 97 (21.4) | 81 (17.8) | 178 (19.6) |
| Probability of 4-year mortality | |||
| 4% risk | 278 (61.2) | 274 (60.2) | 552 (60.7) |
| 15% risk | 133 (29.3) | 127 (27.9) | 260 (28.6) |
| 42% risk | 36 (7.9) | 47 (10.3) | 83 (9.1) |
| 64% risk | 7 (1.5) | 7 (1.5) | 14 (1.5) |
| Number of ACP activities completed | |||
| 0 | 134 (29.5) | 121 (26.6) | 255 (28.1) |
| 1 | 294 (42.7) | 227 (49.9) | 421 (46.3) |
| 2 | 58 (12.8) | 53 (11.6) | 111 (12.2) |
| 3 | 68 (15.0) | 54 (11.9) | 122 (13.4) |
| Stage of change for communication with surrogate about quality versus quantity of life | |||
| Precontemplation | 112 (24.7) | 80 (17.6) | 192 (21.2) |
| Contemplation | 46 (10.1) | 60 (13.2) | 106 (11.7) |
| Preparation | 5 (1.1) | 11 (2.4) | 16 (1.7) |
| Action/maintenance | 289 (63.7) | 304 (66.8) | 593 (65.2) |
| Stage of change for assigning a healthcare agent | |||
| Precontemplation | 99 (22.0) | 69 (15.2) | 168 (18.5) |
| Contemplation | 217 (48.0) | 227 (49.9) | 444 (48.8) |
| Preparation | 31 (6.9) | 76 (16.7) | 107 (11.8) |
| Action/maintenance | 105 (23.2) | 83 (18.2) | 188 (20.9) |
| Stage of change for completing a living will | |||
| Precontemplation | 86 (18.9) | 64 (14.1) | 150 (16.5) |
| Contemplation | 224 (49.3) | 224 (49.2) | 448 (49.3) |
| Preparation | 21 (4.6) | 59 (13.0) | 80 (8.8) |
| Action/maintenance | 120 (26.) | 108 (23.7) | 228 (25.0) |
*
1 participant in a control site and 2 participants in intervention sites did not respond