Table II.
Characteristics of 333 included cases and 194 cases not included because the GP did not respond. Case data obtained from formal health registers.
| Cases of GP responders (n = 333) | Cases of GP non-responders (n = 194) | |
| Patient's age at time of death (mean (SD)) | 69.4 (12.7) | 73.5 (12.7)* |
| Patient's gender (n (%)) | ||
| Male | 181 (54.4) | 113 (58.3) |
| Female | 152 (45.6) | 81 (41.7) |
| Primary cancer diagnosis (n (%)) | ||
| Bronchus/lung | 65 (19.5) | 37 (19.1) |
| Colon/rectum | 50 (15.1) | 32 (16.5) |
| Breast | 34 (10.2) | 22 (11.3) |
| Prostate | 39 (11.7) | 31 (16.0) |
| Other | 145 (43.5) | 72 (37.1) |
| Place of death (n (%)) | ||
| Home | 120 (36.0) | 70 (36.1) |
| Nursing home | 69 (20.7) | 51 (26.3) |
| Hospital/hospice | 140 (42.0) | 70 (36.1) |
| Other (e.g. other institution) | 4 (1.2) | 3 (1.5) |
| Number of home visits by GP during the last 3 months | ||
| (median (IQI)) | 3 (1;6) | 3 (1;5) |
| (mean (SD)) | 3.9 (3.2) | 3.6 (3.1) |
Notes: *Statistically significantly different from cases of GP responders (p-value < 0.05). Not percentages total 100.0% because of round-offs.