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Table 1 Characteristics and care utilization for 780 patients who died with a malignant brain tumors as main diagnosis

From: Acute healthcare utilization in end-of-life among Swedish brain tumor patients – a population based register study

Characteristics

Total (n = 780)

Age, mean years (sd)

65.1 (14.1)

Mosaic

 Group 1, n (%)

238 (31)

 Group 2, n (%)

329 (42)

 Group 3, n (%)

213 (27)

CCI

 0 – 1, n (%)

383 (49)

 > 1, n (%)

397 (51)

SPC (%) *, n (%)

604 (77)

Care in nursing homes, n (%)

160 (21)

 Age in nursing homes, mean years

72.4

  1. MOSAIC groups = socioeconomic entities based on small geographical areas, Mosaic group 1 corresponding to the most affluent one; SPC specialized palliative care, CCI Charlson comorbidity index
  2. * Patients receiving SPC in the last three months of life