Characteristics | Category | Exp. (n = 17) | Con. (n = 13) | t/x2 | p |
N (%) or M ± SD | |||||
Gender | Male | 10 (59) | 6 (46) | 0.475 | 0.713 |
Female | 7 (41) | 7 (54) | |||
Age (years) | Less than 50 | 3 (18) | 3 (23) | 0.181 | 0.913 |
50 - 69 | 9 (53) | 6 (46) | |||
More than 70 | 5 (29) | 4 (31) | |||
Mean | 61.82 ± 12.47 | 61.46 ± 13.91 | 0.075 | 0.941 | |
Religion | Yes | 9 (53) | 10 (77) | 1.824 | 0.259† |
No | 8 (47) | 3 (23) | |||
Marriage | Married | 12 (71) | 8 (62) | 0.271 | 0.705† |
Divorce, bereavement, separation | 5 (29) | 5 (38) | |||
Education (school) | ≤Elementary | 6 (35) | 4 (31) | 0.271 | 0.873 |
Middle | 6 (35) | 4 (31) | |||
≥High | 5 (29) | 5 (38) | |||
Social security | Medicaid | 7 (41) | 5 (38) | 0.023 | 0.880 |
Medicare | 10 (59) | 8 (62) | |||
Diagnosis | Cancer | 11 (65) | 7 (54) | 0.362 | 0.547 |
Other | 6 (35) | 6 (46) | |||
Caregiver | Yes | 9 (53) | 10 (77) | 1.824 | 0.259† |
No | 8 (47) | 3 (23) | |||
Admission type | First admission | 13 (76) | 9 (69) | 0.197 | 0.698† |
Re-admission | 4 (24) | 4 (31) | |||
Admission reason | Pain control | 10 (59) | 7 (54) | 0.74 | 0.785 |
Symptom control | 7 (41) | 6 (46) |