Table 4 Symptomology self-reported in RAI-HCa by pain severity in the last 30 days of life
From: Severe pain at the end of life: a population-level observational study
Severe Daily Pain | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | |
Shortness of Breath | |||||
No | 9029 | 84.6 | 1643 | 15.4 | 10,672 |
Yes | 7815 | 80.8 | 1862 | 19.2 | 9677 |
Loss of Appetite | |||||
No | 11,202 | 86.0 | 1825 | 14.0 | 13,027 |
Yes | 5642 | 77.1 | 1680 | 22.9 | 7322 |
Vomiting | |||||
No | 16,126 | 83.5 | 3197 | 16.5 | 19,323 |
Yes | 718 | 70.5 | 301 | 29.5 | 1019 |
Constipation | |||||
No | 16,271 | 83.4 | 3243 | 16.6 | 19,514 |
Yes | 573 | 68.6 | 262 | 31.4 | 835 |
Delusions | |||||
No | 16,359 | 82.8 | 3400 | 17.2 | 19,759 |
Yes | 485 | 82.2 | 105 | 17.8 | 590 |
Hallucinations | |||||
No | 15,925 | 82.9 | 3282 | 17.1 | 19,207 |
Yes | 919 | 80.5 | 223 | 19.5 | 1142 |
Sad Moodb | |||||
0 | 12,052 | 85.9 | 1981 | 14.1 | 14,033 |
1 | 2692 | 79.6 | 691 | 20.4 | 3383 |
2 | 2100 | 71.6 | 833 | 28.4 | 2933 |
Pressure Ulcerc | |||||
0 | 13,824 | 83.6 | 2718 | 16.4 | 16,542 |
1 | 1595 | 81.7 | 357 | 18.3 | 1952 |
2 | 1066 | 79.1 | 282 | 20.9 | 1348 |
3 | 254 | 73.8 | 90 | 26.2 | 344 |
4 | 105 | 64.4 | 58 | 35.6 | 163 |
Edema | |||||
No | 10,689 | 84.6 | 1943 | 15.4 | 12,632 |
Yes | 6155 | 79.8 | 1562 | 20.2 | 7717 |
Loneliness | |||||
Unknown | 4879 | 85.2 | 845 | 14.8 | 5724 |
No | 10,826 | 82.5 | 2303 | 17.5 | 13,129 |
Yes | 1139 | 76.1 | 357 | 23.9 | 1496 |
Client Felt/Was Advised to Reduce Drinking | |||||
No | 16,573 | 82.8 | 3446 | 17.2 | 20,019 |
Yes | 271 | 82.1 | 59 | 17.9 | 330 |
Compliance/Adherence With Medications | |||||
Always Compliant | 14,905 | 83.0 | 3059 | 17.0 | 17,964 |
Compliant > 80% | 1427 | 79.7 | 364 | 20.3 | 1791 |
Compliant < 80% | 355 | 82.9 | 73 | 17.1 | 428 |
No Medications | 157 | 94.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 166 |
Time Since Last Hospital Stay | |||||
Missing | 8659 | 83.2 | 1747 | 16.8 | 10,406 |
In hospital | 2923 | 85.2 | 509 | 14.8 | 3432 |
> 180 days | 1626 | 80.1 | 404 | 19.9 | 2030 |
Within last week | 1045 | 81.8 | 232 | 18.2 | 1277 |
Within 8–14 days | 920 | 84.7 | 166 | 15.3 | 1086 |
Within 15–30 days | 827 | 82.1 | 180 | 17.9 | 1007 |
More than 30 days | 844 | 76.0 | 267 | 24.0 | 1111 |