Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 184)
n (%) | Missing | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 7 | |
Mean age (SD), range | 66.51 (11.71), 41–94 | |
Gender | 3 | |
Female | 101 (55.8) | |
Male | 80 (44.2) | |
Education | 5 | |
Primary school or equivalent | 44 (24.6) | |
High school or equivalent | 69 (38.5) | |
University/university college | 66 (36.9) | |
First language | 1 | |
Norwegian | 171 (93.4) | |
Sami | 0 | |
Other Nordic language | 3 (1.6) | |
Other European language | 8 (4.4) | |
Non-European language | 1 (0.5) | |
Type of illness | 1 | |
Malignant illness (cancer) | 139 (76.0) | |
Non-malignant illness (e.g. COPD, HF, MS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease) | 29 (15.8) | |
Mixed malignant and non-malignant illnesses | 15 (8.2) | |
Number of illnesses | 1 | |
One diagnosis | 128 (69.9) | |
Two or more illnesses | 55 (30.1) | |
Setting | ||
Hospice inpatient care | 69 (37.5) | |
Hospice day care | 51 (27.7) | |
Palliative care units in nursing homes | 29 (15.8) | |
Home care | 35 (19.0) | |
Time in care (days) | 11 | |
3–7 days | 30 (17.3) | |
8–30 days | 51 (29.5) | |
31–182 days (1–6 months) | 47 (27.2) | |
> 183 (6 months) | 45 (26.0) | |
Living conditions | 1 | |
Living alone | 95 (51.9) | |
Living with a partner | 69 (37.7) | |
Living with children aged <18 years | 11 (6.8) | |
Living with others | 8 (4.4) | |
The amount of contact with family or friends | 1 | |
Daily | 107 (58.5) | |
Several times a week | 62 (33.9) | |
Once a week to once a month | 14 (7.7) | |
Less than once a month | 0 | |
No contact with family or friends | 0 | |
The sufficiency of contact with family or friends | 1 | |
Too often | 5 (2.7) | |
Sufficient | 155 (84.7) | |
Too seldom | 23 (12.6) | |
Religious affiliation | 12 | |
No | 90 (52.3) | |
Yes | 82 (47.7) |