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Table 2 Need factors for formal care of the three patient groups at baseline

From: The utilization of formal and informal home care by older patients with cancer: a Belgian cohort study with two control groups

	ONC			OCP			MCP
	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value	n	%
Total N° pts	333	100.0		161	100.0		350	100.0
ADL			0.80			< 0,001
Independent	184	55.3		87	54.0		273	78.0
Dependent	149	44.7		74	46.0		77	22.0
IADL	n = 329		0.55	n = 160		< 0,001	n = 344
Independent	184	55.9		94	58.8		269	78.2
Dependent	145	44.1		66	41.3		75	21.8
Depression	n = 322		0.53	n = 148		0.34	n = 322
Normal	276	85.7		130	87.8		292	90.7
Impaired	46	14.3		18	12.2		30	9.3
Cognition			0.72			0.01
Normal	292	87.7		143	88.8		333	95.1
Impaired	41	12.3		18	11.2		17	4.9
Nutrition	n = 280		< 0,001	n = 135		0.45	n = 320
Normal	229	81.8		48	35.6		102	31.9
At risk/malnourished	51	18.2		87	64.4		218	68.1
Loneliness	n = 318		0.004	n = 138		0.03	n = 322
Not lonely	178	56.0		97	70.3		257	79.8
Lonely	140	44.0		41	29.7		65	20.2
Fatigue	n = 331		0.19	n = 149		0.18	n = 336
No fatigue	150	45.3		58	38.9		153	45.5
Fatigue	181	54.7		91	61.1		183	54.5
Polypharmacy			< 0,001			< 0,001
< 5 drugs	150	45.0		109	67.7		305	87.1
≥ 5 drugs	183	55.0		52	32.3		45	12.9
Comorbidity	n = 326		< 0,001	n = 148		< 0.001	n = 339
CCI 0	145	44.5		92	62.2		269	79.4
CCI ≥ 1	181	55.5		56	37.8		70	20.6

OCP were compared to the two control groups with the chi-square test. p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance

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