Table 3 Characteristics of 201 included cases and 220 cases not included because the community nurses (CNs) did not respond.
From: Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement
Cases of community nurse responders (N = 201, 129 nurses) | Cases of Community nurse non-responders (N = 220) | |
|---|---|---|
CN's gender (n (%)) | - | |
Male | 0 (0.0) | |
Female | 129 (100.0) | |
CN's age (Mean (95% CI)) | 45.3 (43.9;46.7) | - |
Years as nurse (Mean (95% CI)) | 19.9 (18.2;21.5) | - |
Years as CN (Mean (95% CI)) | 10.7 (9.5;12.0) | - |
Number of questionnaires pr CN (Median (IQI)) | 1.4 (1.3;1.5) | - |
CN's extra education or courses in palliative care (n (%)) | - | |
No | 107 (84.9) | |
Yes | 19 (15.1) | |
Patient's age at time of death (mean (95% CI))* | 70.0 (68.4;71.6) | 72.8 (71.0;74.5) |
Patient's gender (n (%)) | ||
Male | 111 (55.2) | 129 (58.4) |
Female | 90 (44.8) | 91 (41.6) |
Primary cancer diagnosis (n (%)) | ||
Bronchus/lung | 34 (16.9) | 48 (21.8) |
Colon/rectum | 26 (12.9) | 39 (17.7) |
Breast | 23 (11.4) | 20 (9.1) |
Prostate | 31 (15.4) | 26 (11.8) |
Other | 87 (43.4) | 87 (39.6) |
Place of death (n (%))* | ||
Home | 97 (48.3) | 79 (35.9) |
Nursing home | 35 (17.4) | 59 (26.8) |
Hospital/hospice | 67 (33.3) | 82 (35.9) |
Other (e.g. other institution) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.4) |