Table 2 Proportion of different therapies prescribed by GPs among patients receiving general palliative outpatient care within 12 month after first palliative care notice by age group
Therapy | Age 18–50 | Age 51–60 | Age 61–70 | Age 71–80 | Age > 80 | Chi 2 test (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opioids | 39.8 | 35.3 | 37.6 | 38.4 | 39.1 | < 0.001 |
Hypnotics/Sedatives | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 0.364 |
Antipsychotics | 7.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 15.8 | < 0.001 |
Propulsives | 13.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 0.010 |
Systemic corticosteroids | 15.8 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 15.4 | 10.8 | < 0.001 |
Drugs for constipation | 17.5 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 0.001 |
Antiemetics and antinauseants | 13.5 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 7.2 | < 0.001 |
Antiepileptics | 15.2 | 15.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 8.0 | < 0.001 |
Antihypertensives | 22.5 | 34.6 | 45.0 | 50.4 | 52.3 | < 0.001 |
Proton pump inhibitors | 34.0 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 36.3 | 31.5 | < 0.001 |
Antidepressants | 14.4 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 0.104 |
Thyroid preparations | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 0.003 |
Statins | 2.3 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | < 0.001 |
NSAR | 46.1 | 47.2 | 49.4 | 47.1 | 47.8 | 0.483 |