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Table 2 Description and comparison of COVID-19-confirmed patients and COVID-19-non-confirmed patients

From: Outpatient palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective single centre analysis in Germany

Item

COVID Status

 

COVID infection not confirmed

COVID infection confirmed

n (%)

Avg. ± SD

n (%)

Avg. ± SD

p value*

Year in treated by OPC service

2019

745 (47.2%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

 < 0.001#

2020

834 (52.8%)

 

28 (100%)

 

Gender

Male

781 (49.5%)

 

12 (42.9%)

 

0.569#

Female

798 (50.5%)

 

16 (57.1%)

 

Age

1579

77.06 ± 12

28

81.00 ± 12

0.092+

Days treated by OPC service

1579

46.52 ± 82

28

23.32 ± 34.8

0.130+

 ACP

No

616 (39.0%)

 

7 (25.0%)

 

0.171#

Yes

963 (61.0%)

 

21 (75.0%)

 

 Legal Guardian

No

1275 (80.7%)

 

26 (92.9%)

 

0.143#

Yes

304 (19.3%)

 

2 (7.1%)

 

 Referrer

University hospital

273 (17.3%)

 

6 (21.4%)

 

 < 0.001#

General practitioner

490 (31.0%)

 

21 (75.0%)

 

Other hospital

221 (14.0%)

 

1 (3.6%)

 

Nursing home or hospice

131 (8.3%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

Oncologist

26 (1.6%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

Relative

146 (9.2%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

Other

292 (18.5%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

 Care level by medical insurance

0

404 (25.7%)

 

7 (25.0%)

 

0.169#

1

43 (2.7%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

2

348 (22.1%)

 

2 (7.1%)

 

3

374 (23.7%)

 

8 (28.6%)

 

4

254 (16.1%)

 

5 (17.9%)

 

5

152 (9.7%)

 

6 (21.4%)

 

 Primary location

At home

1014 (64.2%)

 

14 (50.0%)

 

0.033#

Nursing home

370 (23.4%)

 

13 (46.4%)

 

Hospice

188 (11.9%)

 

1 (3.6%)

 

Other

7 (0.4%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

 ECOG

0

1 (0.1%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

0.014#

1

70 (4.4%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

2

424 (26.9%)

 

3 (10.7%)

 

3

822 (52.2%)

 

14 (50.0%)

 

4

259 (16.4%)

 

11 (39.3%)

 

 Oncologic comorbidity

No

527 (33.4%)

 

17 (60.7%)

 

0.004#

Yes

1052 (66.6%)

 

11 (39.3%)

 

 Endpoint

Stabilised

265 (16.9%)

 

11 (39.3%)

 

0.003#

Deceased

1130 (72.2%)

 

17 (60.7%)

 

Hospital admission

171 (10.9%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

 Emergency phone calls

No

755 (47.8%)

 

14 (50.0%)

 

0.851#

Yes

824 (52.2%)

 

14 (50.0%)

 

 Emergency home visits

No

993 (62.9%)

 

18 (64.3%)

 

0.999#

Yes

586 (37.1%)

 

10 (35.7%)

 
  1. *T-test+ or Chi-square test#; Plus–minus values are means (average, Avg.) ± standard deviation (SD)