Skip to main content

Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics

From: Can primary palliative care education change life-sustaining treatment intensity of older adults at the end of life? A retrospective study

 

2014–2017

(N = 131)

2018–2019

(N = 72)

χ2/Z value

p-value

Age N (%)

 < 80 years

21 (16.0)

10 (13.9)

4.043

0.132

 80 ~ 89 years

65 (49.6)

27 (37.5)

  

  ≥ 90 years

45 (34.4)

35 (48.6)

  

Gender N (%)

 Male

100 (76.3)

57 (79.2)

0.212

0.645

 Female

31 (23.7)

15 (20.8)

  

Cause of death N (%)

 Cancer

55 (42.0)

27 (37.5)

0.429

0.807

 Infectious disease

47 (35.9)

27 (37.5)

  

 Others

29 (22.1)

18 (25.0)

  

Times of hospitalization in past 12 months N (%)

 1

50 (38.2)

18 (25.0)

3.756

0.153

 2 ~ 3

50 (38.2)

32 (44.4)

  

  ≥ 4

31 (23.6)

22 (30.6)

  

ADL score N (%)

  ≥ 75

15 (11.5)

8 (11.1)

0.011

0.995

 50 ~ 70

27 (20.6)

15 (20.8)

  

  ≤ 45

89 (67.9)

49 (68.1)

  

CCI

6.0 (5.0, 8.0)

5.0 (3, 7.8)

-3.427 (Z value)

0.001

Persons who sigh CPR N (%)

 Offspring

110 (84.0)

56 (77.8)

1.286

0.609

 Spouse

16 (12.2)

11 (15.3)

  

 Others

3 (2.3)

2 (2.8)

  

 No CPR signature

2 (1.5)

3 (4.1)

  

Preference of CPR N (%)

(missing cases = 2)

(missing cases = 3)

  

 DNR

107 (82.9)

57 (82.6)

1.533

0.465

 Full or partial consensus

14 (10.9)

5 (7.2)

  

 CPR to DNR

8 (6.2)

7 (10.2)