Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | Total |
Palliative care unit/hospice |
Home |
Other hospital/facility |
Residential Hospice |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Gender (n = 332) | ||||||||||
| Male | 181 | 54.5 | 70 | 46.1 | 100 | 60.2 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Female | 151 | 45.5 | 82 | 53.9 | 66 | 39.8 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Primary cancer site (n = 320) | ||||||||||
| Lung | 75 | 23.4 | 31 | 21.4 | 34 | 21.0 | 9 | 81.8 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Stomach/Esophagus | 51 | 15.9 | 18 | 12.4 | 32 | 19.8 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorectum/rectum | 31 | 9.7 | 17 | 11.7 | 13 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Breast | 29 | 9.1 | 26 | 17.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liver/Gall bladder/Pancreas | 52 | 16.3 | 20 | 13.8 | 32 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 82 | 25.6 | 33 | 22.8 | 48 | 29.6 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) (n = 332) |
72.0 |
±12.8 |
70.3 |
±13.5 |
73.3 |
±12.2 |
72.5 |
±10.8 |
85.0 |
±1.4 |
| Breaved family members |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Gender (n = 326) | ||||||||||
| Male | 93 | 28.5 | 53 | 35.1 | 39 | 24.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 233 | 71.5 | 98 | 64.9 | 123 | 75.9 | 10 | 90.9 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Relationship to decedent (n = 332) | ||||||||||
| Spouse | 169 | 50.9 | 70 | 46.1 | 92 | 55.4 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Children | 129 | 38.9 | 61 | 40.1 | 61 | 36.7 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Parent | 11 | 3.3 | 4 | 2.6 | 7 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 23 | 6.9 | 17 | 11.2 | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) (n = 323) | 62.2 | ±12.3 | 60.5 | ±12.1 | 64.2 | ±12.3 | 55.5 | ±11.4 | 67.5 | ±17.7 |
| Months after death (mean ± SD) (n = 332) | 20.8 | ±8.1 | 20.1 | ±8.3 | 21.4 | ±7.9 | 18.6 | ±8.6 | 28.0 | ±5.7 |
| Satisfaction with decision-making (mean ± SD) (n = 269) | 31.2 | ±5.7 | 32.0 | ±5.4 | 30.6 | ±5.6 | 28.6 | ±8.2 | 20.0 | ±.00 |
| Care Evaluation Scale (mean ± SD) (n = 264) | 77.6 | ±19.5 | 80.5 | ±19.9 | 75.8 | ±17.9 | 62.0 | ±23.5 | 62.8 | ±5.5 |