Table 1 Characteristics of cancer patients referred to Palliative Care Centre with pain in Kuwait
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 61.58 ± 13.89 |
Sex | |
 Males | 122(50.8%) |
 Females | 118(49.17%) |
Nationality | |
 Kuwaiti | 114(47.5%) |
 Non-Kuwaiti | 15(6.2%) |
 Other Arabb | 71(29.58%) |
 Non-Arabc | 40(16.67%) |
Setting | |
 Outpatients | 73(30.4%) |
 Inpatients | 167(69.9%) |
Referring hospital | |
 KCCC | 234(97.5%) |
 Others | 6(2.5%) |
Referring department | |
 Medical Oncology | 212(88.3%) |
 Radiotherapy | 19(7.9%) |
 Others | 9(3.7%) |
Status | |
 Active | 31(12.9%) |
 Best supportive care | 209(87.1%) |
Cancer Diagnosis | |
 Gastrointestinal | 107(44.58%) |
 Breast | 26(10.83%) |
 Thoracic | 42(17.5%) |
 Genitourinary | 33(13.75%) |
 Head and neck | 12(5%) |
 Others | 20(8.33%) |
Metastasis | |
 Liver | 119(49.6%) |
 Lung | 100(41.7%) |
 Brain | 32(13.3%) |
 Bone | 81(33.8%) |
 Adrenal | 7(2.9%) |
Type of pain | |
 Mixed | 101(42.1%) |
 Neuropathic | 82(34.2%) |
 Somatic | 17(7.1%) |
 Visceral | 40 (16.7%) |
PMI(−)a | |
 Before referral | 61(25.4%) |
 Day 6 After Referral | 4(1.7%) |
ESAS-r before referral | |
 Number of ESAS-r symptoms: median(IQR) | |
  ESAS-r Pain | 8(IQR:7–8) |
  ESAS-r Tiredness | 234(97.5%) |
  ESAS-r Drowsiness | 133(55.4%) |
  ESAS-r Nausea | 170(70.8%) |
  ESAS-r Lack of appetite | 230(95.8%) |
  ESAS-r Shortness of breath | 90(37.5%) |
  ESAS-r Depression | 232(96.7%) |
  ESAS-r Anxiety | 233(97.1%) |
  ESAS-r Pain | 232(96.7%) |