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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of IPOS items (%) - n = 134

From: Validation and cultural adaptation of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) for the Portuguese population

  

Patients

Staff

|t| (Sig.)

Physical symptoms

Pain

42.0

35.9

1.914 (p = 0.058)

Shortness of breath

15.0

14.8

0.118 (p = 0.906)

Lack of energy

42.1

45.6

1.598 (p = 0.112)

Nausea

12.6

11.3

0.733 (p = 0.465)

Feeling sick

8.7

6.4

1.801 (p = 0.074)

Poor appetite

34.5

30.4

1.374 (p = 0.172)

Constipated

28.2

19.0

3.923 (p < 0.001)

Wounds in mouth or mouth dry

31.4

10.6

7.450 (p < 0.001)

Sleepiness

33.1

14.7

7.493 (p > 0.001)

Lack of mobility

39.2

41.4

1.029 (p = 0.305)

Total subscale score

28.7

23.3

5.233 (p < 0.001)

Emotional symptoms

Anxiety

56.9

54.5

0.921 (p = 0.359)

Family/friends worry

70.3

62.4

2.693 (p = 0.008)

Depression

47.3

42.0

2.103 (p = 0.037)

Feeling at peace

35.8

45.0

3.151 (p = 0.002)

Total subscale score

52.7

50.7

1.206 (p = 0.230)

Communications/

practical issues

Sharing feelings

62.9

48.6

4.285 (p < 0.001)

Info needs

83.6

80.9

0.939 (p = 0.349)

Practical problems

76.5

68.8

2.487 (p = 0.015)

Total subscale score

73.9

65.4

4.217 (p < 0.001)

  1. P values below 0.05, considered statistically significant, are in bold letters