Table 1 – Patient characteristics at the time of initial hospital discharge (n = 142)
Parameters | Categories | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Men | 54 | 38.0 |
Age | < 50 [50–65] > 65 | 27 60 55 | 19.0 42.3 38.7 |
Karnofsky Index at the time of initial hospital discharge | 10%20%30%40%50%60% | 1186041175 | 0.712.742.328.912.03.5 |
Primary tumor site (MD = 3) | Breast Head and neck Digestive Gynecological Lung Urological Sarcoma / other | 41 28 21 16 14 11 8 | 28.9 19.7 14.8 11.3 9.9 7.7 5.6 |
Current home (MD = 4) | Patient’s own home Relatives’ home Nursing home/other | 122 14 2 | 88.4 10.1 1.5 |
Marital status (MD = 8) | Married Divorced Widow(er) Single Living together | 85 16 14 11 8 | 63.4 11.9 10.4 8.2 6.0 |
Patient living alone (MD = 1) | Yes | 28 | 19.9 |
Caregiver at home (MD = 21) | Yes | 103 | 85.1 |
One or more children at home (MD = 2) | Yes | 25 | 17.9 |
Initial discharge from | Medical oncology department Hospital palliative care unit | 88 54 | 62.0 38.0 |
Length of hospital stay before discharge | < 8 days [8-21] > 21 | 46 68 28 | 32.4 47.9 19.7 |
Assessment by the mobile hospital’s palliative care team before discharge (MD = 54) | Yes | 38 | 43.2 |
Psycho-oncology consultation (MD = 1) | Yes | 38 | 27.0 |
Written advance directives | Yes | 7 | 4.9 |
Pre-emptive prescription of sedation | Yes | 24 | 16.9 |