| |
Hospital N = 144
|
Hospice N = 127
|
P-value
|
|---|
| | |
n.
|
%
|
n.
|
%
| |
|---|
|
Age
|
(mean, range)
|
76
|
(46-97)
|
74
|
(43-96)
|
.324
|
|
Gender
|
Male
|
100
|
69.4
|
70
|
55.1
| |
| |
Female
|
44
|
30.6
|
57
|
44.9
|
.017*
|
|
Education (years)
|
9-13
|
21
|
18.4
|
35
|
36.4
| |
| |
6-8
|
26
|
22.8
|
23
|
24.0
| |
| |
0-5
|
67
|
58.8
|
38
|
39.6
|
.006
|
| |
Unknown
|
30
| |
31
| | |
|
Marital status
|
Single
|
42
|
32.6
|
55
|
48.2
| |
| |
Married
|
87
|
67.4
|
59
|
51.8
|
.018*
|
| |
Unknown
|
15
| |
13
| | |
|
Referred from
|
Home
|
122
|
87.8
|
51
|
40.2
| |
| |
Nursing home
|
7
|
5.0
|
8
|
6.3
| |
| |
Hospital
|
10
|
6.9
|
68
|
53.5
|
.000
|
| |
Unknown
|
5
| |
-
| | |
|
Primary tumour
|
Digestive system
|
44
|
30.6
|
41
|
32.3
| |
| |
Respiratory system
|
40
|
27.8
|
30
|
23.6
| |
| |
Genitourinary system
|
14
|
9.7
|
24
|
18.9
| |
| |
Haematological
|
27
|
18.8
|
7
|
5.5
| |
| |
Breast
|
8
|
5.6
|
5
|
3.9
| |
| |
Others
|
11
|
7.6
|
20
|
15.7
|
.003
|
|
Days as inpatient
|
0-3
|
37
|
25.7
|
20
|
15.7
| |
| |
4-7
|
37
|
25.7
|
29
|
22.8
| |
| |
7+
|
70
|
48.6
|
78
|
61.4
|
.066
|
- P values marked * are results of Fisher's Exact Test (2-sided).
