Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Patients (n = 32) | Surrogates (n = 37) | Physicians (n = 20) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 62(50–71) | 49(41–63) | 29(27–32) |
Female gender, n (%) | 8(25) | 23(62) | 7(35) |
Non-Caucasian race, n (%) | 0(0) | 4(11) | 9(45) |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Single | 2(6) | 7(20) | 11(55) |
  Married | 23(72) | 25(71) | 9(45) |
  Widowed | 4(13) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
  Divorced | 3(9) | 3(9) | 0(0) |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Eighth grade or less | 0(0) | 1(3) | 0(0) |
  High school | 7(22) | 9(24) | 0(0) |
  Some college | 10(31) | 12(32) | 0(0) |
  College graduate | 5(16) | 12(32) | 0(0) |
  Postgraduate | 6(19) | 3(8) | 20(100) |
  Unknown | 4(12) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Religious preference, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Christian, non-Catholic | 22(69) | 16(44) | 10(50) |
  Catholic | 10(31) | 11(31) | 4(20) |
  Jewish | 0(0) | 1(3) | 0(0) |
  Muslim | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(5) |
  Other | 0(0) | 3(8) | 2(10) |
  None | 0(0) | 5(14) | 3(15) |
Self-reported health status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Excellent | 2(6) | 7(19) | 10(50) |
  Very good | 3(9) | 17(46) | 9(45) |
  Good | 4(13) | 11(30) | 1(5) |
  Fair | 11(34) | 2(5) | 0(0) |
  Poor | 12(38) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Health literacy, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
  Extreme | 13(41) | 17(46) | 14(70) |
  Quite a bit | 5(16) | 11(30) | 5(25) |
  Somewhat | 6(19) | 4(11) | 1(5) |
  A little bit | 3(9) | 1(3) | 0(0) |
  Not at all | 5(16) | 4(11) | 0(0) |
Prior health care experience, n (%) | 6(19) | 14(38) | 20(100) |
Has previously performed CPR on somebody else, n (%) | 2(6) | 4(11) | 19(95) |
Has had CPR previously performed on themselves, n (%) | 2(6) | 2(5) | 0(0) |
Medical patient, n (%) | 18(56) | 14(44) | NA |
Surgical patient, n (%) | 27(73) | 10(27) | NA |
ICU admission APACHE III score, median (IQR) | 53(44–71) | 53(49–72) | NA |
Code status on ICU admission, n (%) | Â | Â | NA |
  Full code | 29(91) | 37(100) | NA |
  DNR | 3(9) | 0(0) | NA |
ICU length of stay, median (IQR) | 2(1–3) | 3(2–9) | NA |
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 6(3–14) | 14(6–21) | NA |
Surrogate relationship to patient, n (%) | NA | Â | NA |
  Spouse or partner | NA | 15(41) | NA |
  Parent | NA | 3(8) | NA |
  Child | NA | 14(38) | NA |
  Sibling | NA | 2(5) | NA |
  Other | NA | 3(8) | NA |