Table 1 Sample
From: Volunteers in a biography project with palliative care patients – a feasibility study
Voliunteers | Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 2 men, 7 women | Gender | 5 men, 4 women |
Age | Mean 46 (range 23–65) | Age | Mean 62 years (range 30–83) |
Volunteering in hospice | Mean 4.6 years (range 1–13) | Disease | |
Cancer | n = 7 | ||
Non-cancer | n = 2 (CHF = 1, genetic disorder = 1) | ||
Martial status | Martial status | ||
married/living with a partner | n = 5 | married/living with a partner | n = 4 |
divorced | n = 1 | divorced | n = 3 |
single | n = 3 | single | n = 1 |
widowed | n = 1 | ||
Highest education level achieved | Highest education level achieved | ||
University degree | n = 6 | University degree | n = 2 |
A-level | n = 2 | A-level | n = 1 |
Secondary-school | n = 1 | Secondary-school | n = 5 |
Elementary school | n = 1 | ||