Dyspnea and quality of life indicators in hospice patients and their caregivers

Table 1 Demographic Profile and Baseline Symptom Data for Hospice Patients and Their Caregivers

Baseline Patient Variables	f	%	Range	Mean	SD
Male Female	102 61	63 37
White Non-white	141 22	87 13
Cough with Dyspnea	106	64
Age			37.79 to 91.79	70.22	10.96
Educational Level			1 to 25	12.15	3.36
Months Since Diagnosis			1 to 360	27.55	50.32
Dyspnea Intensity			3 to 10	4.52^a	2.29
Symptom Distress (MSAS)			2 to 76	25.60	1.52
Health Related Quality of Life			137 to 278	208.81	35.57
Palliative Performance Scale			30 to 100	53.52	.79
Baseline Caregiver Variables	f	%	Range	Mean	SD
Female Male	127 35	78 22
White Nonwhite	143 20	88 12
Age			26.02 to 91.90	61.86	14.46
Caregiver Variables (con't)			Range	Mean	SD
Educational Level			4 to 22	12.82	2.73
Mastery Level			10 to 42	25.02	4.84
Symptom Distress (MSAS)			10 to 112	25.41	12.61
Health Related Quality of Life			11 to 116	55.06	22.10
Rating of Patients' Dyspnea			2 to 9	4.39^a	2.93

a: Significant correlation between dyad ratings: Pearson r = .33, p = .000, df 161)

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