Table 4.
Characteristics of Subjects Who Died in a Dedicated Room or a Shared Room (N=684).
| Characteristics | Mean±SD (range) or n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated room for dying patients (n=496) | Shared room (n=188) | ||
| Age (yr) | 70.46±11.63 (27~102) | 69.64±11.77 (26~95) | 0.412 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 281 (56.7) | 115 (61.2) | 0.285 |
| Female | 215 (43.3) | 73 (38.8) | |
| Mental status | |||
| Alert | 430 (87.0) | 147 (80.3) | 0.029 |
| Drowsy-coma | 64 (13.0) | 36 (19.7) | |
| ECOG | |||
| 1~2 | 108 (20.8) | 28 (15.1) | 0.092 |
| 3~4 | 393 (79.2) | 158 (84.9) | |
| Censored data | 0 | 2 | |
| Tumor type | |||
| Stomach | 61 (12.3) | 14 (7.4) | 0.104 |
| Colorectal | 60 (12.1) | 22 (11.7) | |
| Lung | 66 (13.3) | 40 (21.3) | |
| Liver | 19 (3.8) | 7 (3.7) | |
| Breast | 26 (5.2) | 16 (8.5) | |
| Cervix | 10 (2) | 5 (2.7) | |
| Prostate | 10 (2) | 7 (3.7) | |
| Pancreas | 48 (9.7) | 15 (8) | |
| Biliary | 40 (8.1) | 15 (8) | |
| Kidney | 18 (3.6) | 3 (1.6) | |
| Hematological | 7 (1.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Bladder | 18 (3.6) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Ovary | 25 (5) | 9 (4.8) | |
| Esophagus | 7 (1.4) | 5 (2.7) | |
| Head and neck | 20 (4) | 7 (3.7) | |
| Other | 61 (12.3) | 21 (11.2) | |
| Length of stay (days) | 18.42±14.62 (0~85) | 13.38±14.19 (0~71) | <0.001 |
| Number of patients who died on the same date | 1.42±0.68 (1~5) | 1.68±0.86 (1~5) | <0.001 |
| Number of patients who died alone | 334 (67.3) | 97 (51.6) | <0.001 |
| Number of patients with 2 deaths on the same date | 125 (25.2) | 63 (33.5) | |
| Number of patients with 3 deaths on the same date | 30 (6) | 22 (11.7) | |
| Number of patients with 4 deaths on the same date | 5 (1) | 3 (1.6) | |
| Number of patients with 5 deaths on the same date | 2 (0.4) | 3 (1.6) | |
ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.