Table 2 Patient Demographics (n = 62)
From: Evaluation of a pilot of nurse practitioner led, GP supported rural palliative care provision
Female | 33 (53 %) |
Age | |
Mean (SD) (years) | 74.0 (12.3) |
Median (Range) (years) | 75.6 (40–97) |
Recorded primary disease | |
Cancer | 21 (34 %) |
Respiratory disease | 5 (8 %) |
Heart/vascular | 4 (6 %) |
Kidney disease | 4 (6 %) |
Frailty | 3 (5 %) |
Neurological disease | 3 (5 %) |
Liver disease | 1 (2 %) |
Dementia | 0 (0 %) |
No primary cause recorded | 21 (43 %) |