Table 2 Independent variables
Variable | Measurement | Source |
|---|---|---|
Treatment group | Intervention, usual care | Research coordinator |
Primary MD status | Full-time faculty/hospitalist, voluntary/private practice | Medical Record |
Primary MD specialty | Heme/Onc, general medicine, other | Medical Record |
Age | Years | Medical Record |
Gender | Female, Male | Medical Record |
Race/Ethnicity | Asian, Black, Hispanic Black, Hispanic White, Native American, White, Other | Patient Interview |
Religion | Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Other, None | Patient Interview |
Cancer diagnosis | Tumor type and stage | Medical Record |
Performance status | ECOG Performance Status | Patient Interview |
Medical comorbidities | Charlson co-morbidity index | Medical Record |
Prior living situation | Home, nursing home, hospice | Patient Interview |
Use of formal home care | Yes/no, Type of services, h/week | Patient Interview |
Primary caregiver | Name and relationship/none | Patient Interview |
Advance directives | Living will, health care proxy, power of attorney for health care/none | Patient Interview |
Medical insurance | Medicare, Medicaid, Medicaid/Medicare managed care, Medicare managed care, traditional indemnity, self-pay, other | Administrative database, Medical Record |