Table 4 – Factors associated with death in hospital (univariate and multivariate analyses)
| Parameters | Categories | n |
Crude OR (95 %CI) | p | Adjusted OR1 (95 %-CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
Women Men |
83 53 |
1 0.96 (0.48–1.91) | 0.91 | ||
| Age (/10 years) | 136 | 0.82 (0.63–1.07) | 0.15 | 0.89 (0.63–1.26) | 0.51 | |
| Karnofsky index |
≤ 30 % > 30 % |
79 57 |
1 2.02 (1.01–4.03) | 0.046 |
1 2.04 (0.92–4.56) | 0.08 |
| Primary tumor site |
Breast Head and neck Digestive Gynecological Lung Urological Sarcoma / other |
40 26 20 15 14 11 8 |
1 0.78 (0.29–2.09) 0.74 (0.25–2.17) 0.79 (0.24–2.60) 0.90 (0.27–3.06) 0.75 (0.19–2.88) 0.54 (0.11–2.58) | 1.0 | ||
| Home |
Patient home Other |
117 14 |
3.86 (1.02–14.6) 1 | 0.046 |
2.66 (0.64–11.1) 1 | 0.18 |
| Marital status |
Single Other |
40 89 |
1 0.66 (0.31–1.41) | 0.29 | ||
| Patient living alone |
No Yes |
108 27 |
1 2.59 (1.07–6.29) | 0.035 |
1 2.70 (1.01–7.2) | 0.047 |
| Caregiver at home |
No Yes |
15 100 |
1 1.01 (0.34-3.00) | 0.98 | ||
| One or more children at home |
No Yes |
112 22 |
1 3.55 (1.29–9.76) | 0.014 |
1 3.86 (1.14–13.1) | 0.003 |
| Initial discharge from |
Medical oncology dept. Palliative care unit |
82 54 |
1 1.03 (0.51–2.03) | 0.95 | ||
| Length of hospital stay before discharge | Per 10-day increment | 136 | 1.20 (0.92–1.57) | 0.17 | 1.19 (0.86–1.64) | 0.30 |
| Psycho-oncology consultation |
No Yes |
99 36 |
1 2.04 (0.94–4.46) | 0.07 |
1 1.80 (0.75–4.32) | 0.19 |
| Written advance directives |
No Yes |
129 7 |
1 1.48 (0.32–6.90) | 0.61 | ||
| Preemptive prescription of end-life sedation |
No Yes |
112 24 |
1 0.60 (0.24–1.48) | 0.27 |