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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: A mixed method feasibility study of a patient- and family-centred advance care planning intervention for cancer patients

 

Patients

 

Carers

 
 

n

%

n

%

Age

    

 M

62.4

 

57.7

 

 SD

11.3

 

12.4

 

Sex

    

 Male

19

63

8

31

 Female

11

37

18

69

Marital status

    

 Single

3

10

4

15

 Married

19

63

15

58

 Defacto/living together

5

17

5

19

 Separated/divorced

1

3

  

 Widowed

2

7

2

8

Place of birth

    

 Australia

20

67

19

73

 Not Australiaa

10

33

7

27

Time in Australia, if not born in Australia

    

 Mdn

36.5

 

39.0

 

 IQR

[22.3, 46.3]

 

[14.0, 50.0]

 

Preferred language

    

 English

29

97

26

100

 Other

1

3

  

Highest level of education

    

 Less than high school

5

17

9

35

 High school graduate

6

20

8

31

 TAFE/University degree

13

43

6

23

 Post-graduate degree

6

20

3

12

FACT-Gb

    

 Physical wellbeing

17.8 (5.5)

   

 Social wellbeing

21.0 (4.3)

   

 Emotional wellbeing

16.6 (4.9)

   

 Functional wellbeing

16.0 (5.1)

   

 Total score

71.3 (15.4)

   

Relationship to patient

    

 Spouse/partner

  

20

77

 Parent

  

2

8

 Child

  

3

12

 Other

  

1

4

Length of relationship (in years)

    

 Mdn

  

38

 

 IQR

  

[23.5,45.5]

 

Have you had ACP discussion with this patient?

    

 No

  

16

62

 Yes

  

10

38

  1. aNot Australia includes England (2 patients, 3 carers), Greece (1 patient), Hong Kong (1 patient, 1 carer), Ireland (1 patient), Italy (1 patient), Malta (1 patient, 1 carer), New Zealand (2 patients, 1 carer), Scotland (1 patient) and Sweden (1 carer).
  2. bEstimates for FACT-G are means (and standard deviations).