Table 3 Patient characteristics at baseline, n = 102
From: Comparing two models of outpatient specialised palliative care
R/K | N/S/N | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | ||
Age | 70 (9.1) | 67 (9.6) | 0.13 | ||
Sex | 0.48 | ||||
Female | 19 (55.9) | 43 (63.2) | |||
Male | 15 (44.1) | 25 (36.8) | |||
Marital status, n = 101 | 0.69 | ||||
Married/Cohabiting | 25 (73.5) | 46 (68.7) | |||
Widowed | 7 (20.6) | 13 (19.4) | |||
Divorced | 2 (5.9) | 4 (6.0) | |||
Living alone | 0 (0) | 4 (6.0) | |||
Children living at home, n = 101 | 0.43 | ||||
Yes | 3 (8.8) | 3 (4.5) | |||
No | 31 (91.2) | 64 (95.5) | |||
Education, n = 94 | 0.02 | ||||
Primary/Secondary schooling | 6 (18.2) | 16 (26.2) | |||
Vocational training, less than 1 year | 2 (6.1) | 1 (1.6) | |||
Vocational training, more than 1 year | 2 (6.0) | 11 (18.0) | |||
Diploma | 6 (18.2) | 17 (27.9) | |||
Bachelor | 11 (33.3) | 14 (23.0) | |||
Master’s degree or more | 6 (18.2) | 2 (3.3) | |||
Income based on, n = 101 | 0.01 | ||||
Work | 3 (8.8) | 11 (16.4) | |||
Sickness benefits | 0 (0) | 2 (3.0) | |||
Early retirement | 1 (2.9) | 6 (9.0) | |||
Pension | 26 (76.5) | 48 (71.6) | |||
Self-employed | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | |||
Other | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0) | |||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
Distance to hospital, km | 11.0 (7.0) | 33.4 (20.6) | 0.00 | ||
Disease site, n = 98 | 0.20 | ||||
Cancer origin | |||||
Gastro-intestine | 8 (24.2) | 19 (29.2) | |||
Lung | 8 (24.2) | 21 (32.3) | |||
Breast/female genitals | 5 (15.2) | 12 (18.5) | |||
Prostate | 2 (6.1) | 1 (1.5) | |||
Other | 8 (24.2) | 10 (15.4) | |||
Non-cancer | 2 (6.1) | 2 (3.1) | |||
Gamma-test for comparing ordinal data Two sample t-test for comparing mean | |||||