Demographic characteristics of the study participants in the different healthcare settings
| Total (N=196) | Cancer (n=49) | Hospital (n=64) | Dialysis (n=20) | Primary care (n=63) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 72.7 (12.4) | 66.3 (11.4) | 81.7 (10.0) | 69.0 (12.5) | 69.4 (10.2) |
| Median (1st, 3rd quartile) | 74 (63, 83) | 64 (57, 75.5) | 84 (80, 89.8) | 67.5 (60.3, 80.5) | 71.0 (60.8, 78) |
| Range | 38–96 | 38–86 | 55–96 | 43–87 | 50–90 |
| <65 years | 55 (28.4) | 23 (47.9) | 6 (9.4) | 7 (35.0) | 17 (27.4) |
| ≥65 years | 139 (71.6) | 25 (52.1) | 58 (90.6) | 13 (65.0) | 45 (72.6) |
| % Women | 99 (50.5) | 16 (32.7) | 35 (54.7) | 12 (60.0) | 36 (57.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 180 (92.8) | 42 (85.7) | 62 (98.4) | 19 (95.0) | 57 (91.9) |
| Other | 14 (7.2) | 7 (14.3) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (8.1) |
| Education, ≤high school | 101 (52.3) | 16 (33.3) | 44 (69.8) | 10 (50.0) | 31 (50.0) |
| Health status | |||||
| Good/very good/excellent | 124 (64.6) | 30 (62.5) | 31 (49.2) | 13 (65.0) | 50 (82.0) |
| Fair/poor | 68 (35.4) | 18 (37.5) | 32 (50.8) | 7 (35.0) | 11 (18.0) |
| Quality of life | |||||
| Good/very good/excellent | 147 (76.2) | 36 (75.0) | 41 (65.1) | 13 (65.0) | 57 (91.9) |
| Fair/poor | 46 (23.8) | 12 (25.0) | 22 (34.9) | 7 (35.0) | 5 (8.1) |
| Married/long-term relationship | |||||
| No | 79 (40.9) | 13 (27.1) | 38 (60.3) | 11 (55.0) | 17 (27.4) |
| Yes | 114 (59.1) | 35 (72.9) | 25 (39.7) | 9 (45.0) | 45 (72.6) |
| How important is spirituality/religion | |||||
| Extremely important | 24 (12.5) | 7 (14.9) | 8 (12.7) | 4 (20.0) | 5 (8.1) |
| Very important | 46 (24.0) | 7 (14.9) | 13 (20.6) | 6 (30.0) | 20 (32.3) |
| Somewhat important | 66 (34.4) | 16 (34.0) | 25 (39.7) | 3 (15.0) | 22 (35.5) |
| Not very important | 29 (15.1) | 7 (14.9) | 12 (19.0) | 4 (20.0) | 6 (9.7) |
| Not at all important | 25 (13.0) | 8 (17.0) | 5 (7.9) | 3 (15.0) | 9 (14.5) |
| Missing | 2 (1.0) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Formal religious group or practice | |||||
| Protestant | 82 (42.5) | 13 (27.1) | 35 (55.6) | 11 (55.0) | 23 (37.1) |
| Catholic | 39 (20.2) | 8 (16.7) | 19 (30.2) | 2 (10.0) | 10 (16.1) |
| Jewish | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 13 (6.7) | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (35.0) | 21 (33.9) |
| None | 58 (30.1) | 25 (52.1) | 5 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (12.9) |