From: Palliative inpatients in general hospitals: a one day observational study in Belgium
Life prolongation n = 65 (100%) | Improvement of comfort n = 179 (100%) | |||
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Pathology | Cancer | 32 (49.2%) | 94 (52.5%) | p = 0.6501 |
Non-cancer | 33 (50.8%) | 85 (47.5%) | ||
Age | < 75 years | 37 (56.9%) | 72 (40.2%) | p = 0.0204 |
≥ 75 years | 28 (43.1%) | 107 (59.8%) | ||
Prognosis | ≤ 3 months | 5 (7.7%) | 73 (40.8%) | p < 0.0001 |
> 3 months | 56 (86.2%) | 104 (58.1%) | ||
≤ 1 year | 33 (50.8%) | 141 (78.8%) | p = 0.0019 | |
> 1 year | 28 (43.1%) | 36 (20.1%) |