Table 3 Proportion of different therapies prescribed by GPs among patients general receiving palliative outpatient care within 12 month after first palliative care notice by gender
Therapy | Women | Men | Chi 2 test (P value) |
|---|---|---|---|
Opioids | 37.9 | 37.5 | 0.728 |
Hypnotics/Sedatives | 17.0 | 15.3 | 0.017 |
Antipsychotics | 12.7 | 12.0 | 0.276 |
Propulsives | 16.1 | 12.4 | < 0.001 |
Systemic corticosteroids | 15.1 | 15.3 | 0.721 |
Drugs for constipation | 24.0 | 23.4 | 0.456 |
Antiemetics and antinauseants | 11.6 | 8.0 | < 0.001 |
Antiepileptics | 11.4 | 11.4 | 0.992 |
Antihypertensives | 46.5 | 46.7 | 0.888 |
Proton pump inhibitors | 35.8 | 34.8 | 0.325 |
Antidepressants | 15.0 | 10.8 | < 0.001 |
Thyroid preparations | 15.8 | 7.4 | < 0.001 |
Statins | 8.8 | 14.3 | < 0.001 |
NSAR | 48.2 | 47.4 | 0.447 |