Table 2 Cohort characteristics by pain severity in the last 30 days of life
From: Severe pain at the end of life: a population-level observational study
No severe daily pain | (%) | Severe daily pain | (%) | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | N | N | |||
Age | |||||
0–49 | 161 | 66.0% | 83 | 34.0% | 244 |
50–59 | 559 | 70.4% | 235 | 29.6% | 794 |
60–69 | 1452 | 75.4% | 474 | 24.6% | 1926 |
70–79 | 3285 | 81.0% | 773 | 19.0% | 4058 |
80–89 | 7181 | 84.7% | 1297 | 15.3% | 8478 |
90+ | 4206 | 86.7% | 643 | 13.3% | 4849 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 8281 | 84.1% | 1569 | 15.9% | 9850 |
Female | 8563 | 81.6% | 1936 | 18.4% | 10,499 |
Income Quintile | |||||
Highest | 2990 | 83.8% | 576 | 16.2% | 3566 |
High | 3141 | 82.4% | 673 | 17.6% | 3814 |
Middle | 3307 | 82.6% | 695 | 17.4% | 4002 |
Low | 3679 | 83.2% | 744 | 16.8% | 4423 |
Lowest | 3727 | 82.0% | 817 | 18.0% | 4544 |
Rurality | |||||
Urban | 13,807 | 82.9% | 2850 | 17.1% | 16,657 |
Rural | 3037 | 82.3% | 655 | 17.7% | 3692 |
Palliative Home Care | |||||
No | 13,205 | 84.1% | 2488 | 15.9% | 15,693 |
Yes | 3639 | 78.2% | 1017 | 21.8% | 4656 |
Physician Home Visit | |||||
No | 14,711 | 83.0% | 3008 | 17.0% | 17,719 |
Yes - Non-PCa specialist | 1817 | 81.8% | 405 | 18.2% | 2222 |
Yes - PC specialist | 372 | 78.5% | 102 | 21.5% | 474 |
Number of Chronic Conditions | |||||
0–2 | 3744 | 82.5% | 795 | 17.5% | 4539 |
3–4 | 5938 | 83.7% | 1157 | 16.3% | 7095 |
5+ | 7162 | 82.2% | 1553 | 17.8% | 8715 |
Cancer (any) | |||||
No | 11,968 | 83.6% | 2341 | 16.4% | 14,309 |
Yes | 4876 | 80.7% | 1164 | 19.3% | 6040 |
Dementia | |||||
No | 13,355 | 81.2% | 3092 | 18.8% | 16,447 |
Yes | 3489 | 89.4% | 413 | 10.6% | 3902 |
Diabetes Mellitus | |||||
No | 10,571 | 83.1% | 2145 | 16.9% | 12,716 |
Yes | 6273 | 82.2% | 1360 | 17.8% | 7633 |
Mental Health (other) | |||||
No | 15,816 | 82.9% | 3268 | 17.1% | 19,084 |
Yes | 1028 | 81.3% | 237 | 18.7% | 1265 |
Mood and Anxiety Disorders | |||||
No | 14,460 | 83.2% | 2926 | 16.8% | 17,386 |
Yes | 2384 | 80.5% | 579 | 19.5% | 2963 |
Osteo-arthritis | |||||
No | 7842 | 85.0% | 1384 | 15.0% | 9226 |
Yes | 9002 | 80.9% | 2121 | 19.1% | 11,123 |
Renal Failure | |||||
No | 13,855 | 83.3% | 2787 | 16.7% | 16,642 |
Yes | 2989 | 80.6% | 718 | 19.4% | 3707 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | |||||
No | 16,066 | 83.1% | 3261 | 16.9% | 19,327 |
Yes | 778 | 76.1% | 244 | 23.9% | 1022 |
Stroke | |||||
No | 14,962 | 82.6% | 3146 | 17.4% | 18,108 |
Yes | 1882 | 84.0% | 359 | 16.0% | 2241 |