Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

Age (mean, SD)

75.5 (14.4)

72.0 (12.6)

73.9 (13.7)

Female (n, %)

46 (56%)

16 (24%)

62 (41%)

Marital status (n, %)

 Single

8 (9.8%)

5 (7.4%)

13 (8.7%)

 Married

38 (46%)

41 (60%)

79 (53%)

 Divorced/Separated

10 (12%)

8 (12%)

18 (12%)

 Widowed

26 (32%)

14 (21%)

40 (27%)

Education (n, %)

 None

15 (19%)

5 (7.4%)

20 (14%)

 Primary

29 (36%)

37 (54%)

66 (45%)

 Secondary

31 (39%)

16 (24%)

47 (32%)

 Tertiary

5 (6.3%)

10 (15%)

15 (10%)

Religion (n, %)

 No religion

47 (57%)

53 (78%)

100 (67%)

 Buddhism

15 (18%)

4 (5.9%)

19 (13%)

 Christianity

13 (16%)

9 (13%)

22 (15%)

 Others

7 (8.5%)

2 (2.9%)

9 (6.0%)

ECOG Performance Status (n, %)

 Grade 0

5 (7.5%)

18 (32%)

23 (19%)

 Grade 1

13 (19%)

15 (27%)

28 (23%)

 Grade 2

21 (31%)

14 (25%)

35 (28%)

 Grade 3

19 (28%)

9 (16%)

28 (23%)

 Grade 4

9 (13%)

0 (0%)

9 (7.3%)

Prognosis

 Days to weeks

6 (9.2%)

7 (12%)

13 (11%)

 Months to 1 Year

54 (83%)

35 (61%)

89 (73%)

 > 1 Year

5 (7.7%)

15 (26%)

20 (16%)

Self-perceived health status (n, %)

 Extremely good

1 (1.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.7%)

 Very good

7 (9.2%)

8 (12%)

15 (10%)

 Good

13 (17%)

14 (21%)

27 (19%)

 So-so

35 (46%)

36 (53%)

71 (49%)

 Poor

20 (26%)

10 (15%)

30 (21%)

Advance directives (n, %)

 Knowledge of

39.3 (50)

29.9 (51)

101 (67.3%)

 Completed

8.6 (7)

0 (0)

7 (4.7%)

Type of information desired (n, %)

 Want all information (good or bad)

54 (71%)

47 (71%)

101 (71%)

 Only information that allow me to care for myself

11 (14%)

9 (14%)

20 (14%)

 Only good news

8 (11%)

9 (14%)

17 (12%)

Who accompanied the patient

 Patient alone

12 (17%)

7 (12%)

19 (15%)

 Family

53 (76%)

49 (83%)

102 (79%)

 Friend

2 (2.9%)

1 (1.7%)

3 (2.3%)

 Others

3 (4.3%)

2 (3.4%)

5 (3.9%)