Characteristic | Adjusted* Rate Ratio (RR) (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|
 | Four weeks prior to death | Two weeks prior to death |
Gender (vs male) | Â | Â |
   Female | 0.77 (0.66, 0.89) | 0.69 (0.58, 0.82) |
Location of death (vs home) | Â | Â |
   Inpatient PCP unit | 2.98 (2.45, 3.62) | 4.09 (3.26, 5.13) |
   Hospital | 1.46 (1.23, 1.72) | 1.94 (1.59, 2.37) |
   Long term care | 0.39 (0.24, 0.64) | 0.54 (0.31, 0.92) |
Year of death (vs 1998) | Â | Â |
   1999 | 0.60 (0.48, 0.76) | 0.54 (0.41, 0.70) |
   2000 | 0.72 (0.57, 0.90) | 0.69 (0.53, 0.89) |
   2001 | 0.58 (0.46, 0.73) | 0.57 (0.44, 0.75) |
   2002 | 0.69 (0.54, 0.87) | 0.60 (0.46, 0.79) |
Diagnoses (vs other disease, no cancer) | Â | Â |
   Lung cancer | 0.97 (0.71, 1.33) | 0.87 (0.61, 1.25) |
   Colorectal | 0.68 (0.48, 0.97) | 0.66 (0.44, 0.99) |
   Female breast | 0.57 (0.39, 0.84) | 0.53 (0.34, 0.82) |
   Prostate | 0.45 (0.29, 0.69) | 0.38 (0.23, 0.61) |
   Lymphatic & hematopoietic tissue | 1.08 (0.72, 1.62) | 1.01 (0.63, 1.62) |
   All other cancers | 0.89 (0.65, 1.21) | 0.75 (0.52, 1.06) |
Primary reason for referral to PCP (vs home consultation) | Â | Â |
   Pain | 1.38 (1.04, 1.82) | 1.46 (1.06, 2.01) |
   Other symptom control | 1.52 (1.13, 2.06) | 1.56 (1.11, 2.20) |
   Patient or family support | 1.21 (0.90, 1.62) | 1.18 (0.84, 1.66) |
   Staff support | 1.49 (0.90, 2.49) | 1.26 (0.69, 2.28) |