Table 1 Relevant clinical characteristics (n = 1156)
Age — mean ± SD | 62.9 ± 11.6 |
Female sex — no. (%) | 500 (43.3) |
Hospitalized Department no. (%) | |
Surgery | 227 (19.6) |
Gastroenterology | 400 (34.6) |
Respiratory Meds | 213 (18.4) |
Hematology | 87 (7.5) |
ENT | 71 (6.1) |
Urology | 58 (5.0) |
Gynecology | 86 (7.4) |
Other | 14 (1.4) |
Analgesicsa — no. (%) | |
None | 391 (33.8) |
Non opioids | 321 (27.8) |
Mild opioids | 47 (4.1) |
Strong opioids | 397 (34.3) |
Performance Status — no. (%) | |
0 | 456 (39.5) |
1 | 374 (32.4) |
2 | 159 (13.8) |
3 | 118 (10.2) |
4 | 49 (4.2) |
Treatment history — no. (%) | |
Surgery | 463 (40.1) |
Chemotherapy | 671 (58.0) |
Radiation therapy | 244 (21.1) |
NRS — no. (%) | |
0 (No pain) | 232 (20.1) |
1–4 (Mild pain) | 476 (41.2) |
5–6 (Moderate pain) | 191 (16.5) |
7–10 (Severe pain) | 257 (22.2) |