Episode type | Palliative care unit (N = 30) | Consultation (N = 114) | ||
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na | (%a)/mean ± SD | na | (%a)/mean ± SD | |
Age | 30 | 68.9 ± 13.5 | 114 | 66.2 ± 13.3 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 15 | (50%) | 56 | (49.1%) |
Female | 15 | (50%) | 58 | (50.9%) |
Major diagnosis | ||||
Oncological | 25 | (88.9%) | 98 | (87.4%) |
Lung disease | – | – | 1 | (0.9%) |
Liver disease | 1 | (3.7%) | 3 | (2.7%) |
Heart disease | 2 | (7.4%) | 8 | (7.2%) |
Other | – | – | 2 | (1.8%) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 30 | 9.4 ± 8.2 | 114 | 6.2 ± 5.3 |
Episode length (days)b | 30 | 9.4 ± 8.2 | 114 | 2.8 ± 3.0 |
AKPS at beginning of episode | 30 | 31.7 ± 15.1 | 111 | 44.1 ± 22.1 |
AKPS at end of episode | 30 | 28.0 ± 14.2 | 111 | 38.4 ± 22.1 |
IPOS at beginning of episodec | 14 | 29.7 ± 7.1 | 12 | 25.1 ± 6.8 |
IPOS at end of episodec | 13 | 29.2 ± 8.0 | 32 | 24.8 ± 7.6 |
Phase of illness at beginning of the episode | ||||
Stable | 9 | (30.0%) | 56 | (50.5%) |
Unstable | 12 | (40.0%) | 23 | (20.7%) |
Deteriorating | 8 | (26.7%) | 26 | (23.4%) |
Terminal | 1 | (3.3%) | 6 | (5.4%) |
Phase of illness at end of episode | ||||
Stable | 12 | (40%) | 30 | (27.0%) |
Unstable | 6 | (20%) | 32 | (28.8%) |
Deteriorating | 7 | (23.3%) | 35 | (34.5%) |
Terminal | 5 | (16.7%) | 14 | (12.6%) |
Consciousness at beginning of episode | ||||
Alert | 26 | (86.7%) | 61 | (89.7%) |
Somnolent | 3 | (10.0%) | 3 | (10.0%) |
Stuporous | – | – | 1 | (3.3%) |
Comatose | 1 | (3.3%) | 5 | (16.7%) |
Consciousness at end of episode | ||||
Alert | 21 | (70.0%) | 85 | (81.7%) |
Somnolent | 4 | (5.9%) | 8 | (7.7%) |
Stuporous | – | – | 3 | (2.9%) |
Comatose | 1 | (3.3%) | 8 | (7.7%) |
Number of SPC professions | 30 | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 114 | 3.3 ± 1.7 |
Combinations of involved SPC professions involved | ||||
Physician or nurse | – | – | 40 | (35.5%) |
Physician and nurse (p&n) | – | – | 6 | (5.3%) |
(p&n) + 1 other | 4 | (13.3%) | 15 | (13.2%) |
(p&n) + 2 others | 3 | (10.0%) | 33 | (29.0%) |
(p&n) + 3 others | 4 | (13.3%) | 18 | (15.8%) |
(p&n) + 4 others | 8 | (26.7%) | 1 | (0.9%) |
(p&n) + 5 others | 5 | (16.7%) | – | |
(p&n) + 6 others | 6 | (20.0%) | – | |
Type of discharge | ||||
Home | 4 | (14.8%) | 41 | (35.7%) |
Hospital | 3 | (11.1%) | 33 | (29.0%) |
Nursing home | 1 | (3.7%) | 1 | (0.9%) |
Hospice | 6 | (22.2%) | 1 | (0.9%) |
Deceased | 13 | (48.2%) | 24 | (21.1%) |
Other | – | – | 14 | (12.3%) |