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Table 2 Demographics of patients at Second Assessment (N = 84)

From: Who needs and continues to need paediatric palliative care? An evaluation of utility and feasibility of the Paediatric Palliative Screening scale (PaPaS)

Demographics

Discharged (n = 21)

Continued service (n = 63)

Age at referral a

 Median age in years (IQR)

15.8 (10.3)

12.6 (11.4)

 Minimum age in days

81

119

 Maximum age in years

30.2

34.1

Gender b

 Female (%)

8 (38.1%)

32 (50.8%)

 Male (%)

13 (61.9%)

31 (49.2%)

Type of diagnosis c

 Cancer (%)

0

1 (1.6%)

 Non-cancer (%)

21 (100%)

62 (98.4%)

  1. a t-test found no significant difference in mean ages between the groups; p > .05
  2. b X2-test found no significant difference in gender between groups; p > .05
  3. c Fisher’s exact test found no significant difference in diagnosis between groups; p > .05
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BMC Palliative Care

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