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Table 3 Number of recommendations arising from case conferences

From: Case conferences between general practitioners and specialist teams to plan end of life care of people with end stage heart failure and lung disease: an exploratory pilot study

 

Total patients in sample (n = 23)

Patients who did not die (n = 13)

Patients who died (n = 10)

 

Domain*

Number of recommendations

Number actioned (%)

Number of recommendations

Number actioned (%)

Number of recommendations

Number actioned (%)

P**

Physical

24

15 (62.5%)

7

3 (43%)

17

12 (71%)

<0.001

Emotional

11

11 (100%)

7

7 (100%)

4

4 (100.0%)

N/A

Personal

3

1 (33.3%)

3

1 (33%)

0

0 (N/A***)

0.083

Social Support

12

7 (58.3%)

7

4 (57%)

5

3 (60.0%)

0.445

Information/communication

10

7 (70.0%)

5

5 (100%)

5

2 (40.0%)

N/A

Control

11

7 (63.6%)

7

3 (43%)

4

4 (100.0%)

0.037

Out of hours/Emergency

5

3 (60.0%)

1

1 (100%)

4

2 (50%)

N/A

Late

4

2 (50.0%)

1

0 (0%)

3

2 (67%)

N/A

Afterwards

2

2 (100%)

0

0 (N/A)

2

2 (100%)

N/A

Totals

82

55 (67.0% )

38

24 (63% )

44

31 (71% )

0.146

  1. *For descriptions of each domains’ content, see Table 1.
  2. **χ2 Test or Fishers Exact test if n < 5 in any array.
  3. ***N/A no calculation possible if value = 0 in the denominator of a pair.
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