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Table 1 Characteristics of the palliative care patients in 2015/16, 12-months follow-up

From: Comparison of survival between patients receiving general outpatient palliative care and patients receiving other palliative care - analysis of data of a statutory health insurance data

Number of palliative care patients, n

4177

Age (years), median (IQR)

81.0 (74.0 – 87.0)

Female, n (%)

2280 (54.6%)

Dead, n (%)

2866 (68.6%)

 - median survival days (95% CI)

76.0 (70.0, 83.0)

Inpatient or ambulatory diagnoses, n (%)

4062 (97,3%)

 - oncological patients, n (%)

2477 (61.0%)

Number of patients (n, %) with services in

 - GOPC

3579 (85,7%)

 - SOPC

904 (21,6%)

 - Hospital

791 (18,9%)

 - Hospice

112 (2,7%)

number of care days, median (IQR)

 - GOPC

2.0 (1.0 – 4.0)

 - SOPC

17.0 (7.0 – 49.0)

 - Hospital

14.0 (9.0 – 23.0)

 - Hospice

37.5 (20.5 – 70.0)

  1. IQR interquartile range (25th quartile – 75th quartile), CI confidence interval, GOPC General Outpatient Palliative Care, SOPC Specialized Outpatient Palliative Care