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. 2026 Apr 15;14(8):1043. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14081043
Variable Home as Preferred Place of Care or Death (%)
N = 290 (97.6%)
Non-Home as Preferred Place of Care or Death (%)
n = 7 (2.4%)
p Value
Male sex 136 (95.8%) 6 (4.2%) 0.042
Female sex 154 (99.4%) 1 (0.6%)
Age (mean, SD) 79.87 (13.71) 82.14 (12.89) 0.661 *
Non-oncological disease 102 (99.0%) 1 (1.0%) 0.251
Oncological disease 188 (96.9%) 6 (3.1%)
Area of residence 0.522
1 81 (97.6%) 2 (2.4%)
2 66 (97.1%) 2 (2.9%)
3 64 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%)
4 79 (96.3%) 3 (3.7%)
Primary caregiver 0.787
Yes 97 (98.0%) 2 (2.0%)
No 193 (97.5%) 5 (2.5%)
HPC follow-up duration (per week of follow-up) (mean, SD) 5.27 (7.54) 9.63 (12.81) 0.404 ″
* Difference in means 2.27 (IC 95%: −9.66–14.20). ″ Difference in means 4.36 (IC 95%: −7.49–16.21).