Table 1 Baseline characteristics
|  |  | No palliative care (n = 21) | New palliative care (n = 64) | Prior palliative care (n = 17) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (average ± SD) | 68.0 ± 11.2 | 69.1 ± 12.0 | 63.8 ± 10.9 | |
Female (n [%]) | 8 (38) | 32 (50) | 13 (76) | |
Inpatients (n [%]) | 18 (86) | 49 (79) | 15 (88) | |
Race | White (n [%]) | 20 (95) | 62 (97) | 17 (100) |
Other (n [%]) | 1 (5) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | |
Born in Canada (n [%]) | 18 (86) | 54 (84) | 13 (76) | |
Marital Status | Single (n [%]) | 1 (5) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |
Married (n [%]) | 14 (67) | 39 (61) | 11 (65) | |
Divorced (n [%]) | 3 (14) | 10 (16) | 3 (18) | |
Widowed (n [%]) | 3 (14) | 12 (19) | 3 (18) | |
Education | Post-secondary or higher (n [%]) | 10 (48) | 26 (41) | 9 (53) |
High school or lower (n [%]) | 11 (52) | 38 (59) | 8 (47) | |
Spiritual (n [%]) | 16 (76) | 50 (78) | 16 (94) | |
Religious (n [%]) | 14 (67) | 43 (67) | 10 (59) | |
Religion | Catholic (n [%]) | 9 (43) | 22 (34) | 6 (35) |
Christian (n [%]) | 6 (29) | 26 (41) | 6 (35) | |
Other (n [%]) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | |
No religion (n [%]) | 6 (29) | 14 (22) | 5 (29) | |
Diagnosis | Malignant (n [%]) | 20 (95) | 59 (92) | 17 (100) |
Non-Malignant (n [%]) | 1 (5) | 5 (8) | 0 (0) | |
Code Status | DNR (do not resuscitate) (n [%]) | 7 (33) | 50 (78) | 9 (53) |
Full code (n [%]) | 10 (48) | 13 (20) | 5 (29) | |
Unsure (n [%]) | 4 (19) | 1 (2) | 4 (24) | |
Year of Diagnosis | Since 2015 (n [%]) | 12 (57) | 39 (61) | 10 (59) |
2012–2014 (n [%]) | 4 (19) | 14 (22) | 2 (12) | |
Before 2012 (n [%]) | 5 (24) | 11 (17) | 5 (29) | |