From: Nurse-led navigation to provide early palliative care in rural areas: a pilot study
Emergency room visits | Total visits: n = 64 (37 visits accounted for by 3 participants) Participants that used emergency room: n = 14 Mean number of visits across participants: n = 2.67 Mode of visits across participants: n = 0 Range of visits across participants: n = 0–21 |
Physician visits per person per 30 days | Combined (n = 24): mean 1.81 Deceased (n = 11): mean 2.53 Alive at study conclusion (n = 13): mean 1.20 |
Hospital length of stay in days per person per 30 days | Combined (n = 24): mean 1.20 Deceased (n = 11): mean 2.08 Decedents final 30 days (n = 11): mean 5.2 Alive at study conclusion (n = 13): mean 0.45 |