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Table 4 Time interval between last palliative care and death, 12-months follow-up

From: Continuity in palliative care – analysis of intersectoral palliative care based on routine data of a statutory health insurance

 

≤ 14 days

15–28 days

> 28 days

n

%

n

%

n

%

Dead before 12-months follow-up, n = 2866*

2256

78.7

268

9.4

342

11.9

General ambulatory palliative care, n = 1713

1223

71.4

201

11.7

289

16.9

Specialised ambulatory palliative care**, n = 656

631

96.2

10

1.5

15

2.3

Hospital, n = 408

313

76.7

57

14.0

38

9.3

 - General inpatient palliative care, n = 297

217

73.1

48

16.2

32

10.8

 - Palliative care ward, n = 111

96

86.5

9

8.1

6

5.4

Hospice***, n = 89

89

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

  1. * ≤ 14 days: urban, 78.5%; rural, 78.8% (p > 0.05 with Chi-Square test among urban and rural areas)
  2. ** ≤ 7 days: n = 622 (0 day: n = 509)
  3. *** ≤ 7 days: n = 87 (0 day: n = 75)