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Characteristics (Average number per month)
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Pre-palliative-care stageb (N = 57)
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Post-palliative-care stagec (N = 57)
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Statisticsa
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Mean (SD)
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Mean (SD)
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The departments visited
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2.23 (0.96)
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0.07 (0.26)
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P < 0.001
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Number of medications
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7.84 (3.04)
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5.39 (2.51)
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P < 0.001
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Number of hospitalizations
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1.42 (1.45)
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0.07 (0.32)
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P < 0.001
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Length of stay (days)
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19.72 (22.74)
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0.56 (3.21)
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P < 0.001
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Length of stay of ICU admissions (days)
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1.49 (5.82)
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0.00 (0.00)
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P = 0.058
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Number of visits on emergency department
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0.39 (0.82)
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0.02 (0.13)
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P = 0.001
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- aBased on paired t test
- bThe average period of contribution in months (SD) in the prepalliative care stage: 10.53 (3.25)
- cThe average period of contribution in months (SD) in the postpalliative care stage: 9.07 (8.73)
