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Table 4 Characteristics of patients who were registered on the PaTz-register and who were also discussed in 10 PaTz-groups in a one-year follow-up period

From: Variation in the implementation of PaTz: a method to improve palliative care in general practice - a prospective observational study

Patients who were registered

 

Total N = 583

1 N = 75

2 N = 107

3 N = 122

4 N = 48

5 N = 40

6 N = 45

7 N = 29

8 N = 39

9 N = 36

10 N = 42

Age, years (mean, range)

74 (34–101)

77 (39–98)

78 (47–99)

78 (34–101)

66 (36–89)

74 (55–97)

71 (41–97)

70 (43–88)

71 (37–95)

72 (58–90)

67 (40–95)

Sex (% male)

50

49

50

49

55

43

51

66

40

59

51

Diagnosis

 Cancer %

65

36

63

57

81

78

89

100

72

58

71

 Organ failure %

17

19

19

30

13

23

7

0

10

6

12

 Frailty / dementia %

10

28

13

12

2

0

4

0

3

0

5

Other %

10

28

7

8

0

3

4

0

5

28

7

Patients who were also discussed

 

Total N = 243

1 N = 39

2 N = 13

3 N = 21

4 N = 23

5 N = 39

6 N = 22

7 N = 21

8 N = 27

9 N = 26

10 N = 12

Age, years (mean, range)

73 (37–98)

78 (39–98)

79 (63–94)

74 (37–95)

67 (46–81)

75 (55–97)

71 (41–92)

73 (58–88)

70 (37–90)

75 (58–90)

62 (49–92)

Sex (% male)

54

49

54

62

73

41

50

71

54

52

55

Diagnosis

 Cancer %

70

39

69

76

87

77

86

100

59

58

83

 Organ failure %

13

18

23

14

13

21

5

0

15

8

0

 Frailty / dementia %

6

26

8

5

0

0

0

0

4

0

8

 Other %

12

28

15

5

0

3

9

0

7

35

0