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Table 3 Reasons for ineligibility and exclusion

From: Determining the prevalence of palliative needs and exploring screening accuracy of depression and anxiety items of the integrated palliative care outcome scale – a multi-centre study

 

Reasons for ineligibility and exclusion

N (%)

Ineligible

< 18 years

91 (5.9)

Does not understand Portuguese

1 (0.06)

Cannot read or write

78 (5.0)

Illness with possibility of cure

3 (0.2)

Healthy

1165 (75.2)

No reason stated

72 (4.6)

Excluded

Distress

52 (3.4)

Cognitive deterioration

73 (4.7)

No reason stated

15 (0.9)

Total

 

1550 (100)