Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (n = 136)
Mean (SD) | Range | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 70.5 (12.8) | 31–100 |
Gender | n | % |
Male | 69 | 50.7 |
Female | 67 | 49.3 |
Education | n | % |
Anyone / primary school | 64 | 48.5 |
High school | 34 | 25.8 |
College | 26 | 19.7 |
Graduate | 8 | 6.1 |
Marital status | n | % |
Single | 41 | 30.1 |
Married | 82 | 66.7 |
Missing | 13 | 9.5 |
Centre type | n | % |
Hospice | 62 | 45.6 |
Home care | 74 | 54.4 |
Cancer type | n | % |
Hematologic | 6 | 4.4 |
Solid | 129 | 95 |
NAS | 1 | 0.7 |
Performance status (ECOG) | n | % |
0 | 3 | 2.2 |
1 | 8 | 5.9 |
2 | 16 | 11.8 |
3 | 82 | 60.3 |
4 | 27 | 19.9 |