Table 3.
Proportional hazard model for time until crossover from standard of care to pain and palliative care
| Analysis of maximum likelihood estimates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | DF | Parameter estimate | Standard error | Chi-square | P value | Hazard ratio |
| APACHE IIa | 1 | 0.02509 | 0.12079 | 0.0431 | 0.8354 | 1.025 |
| Depressionb | 1 | 0.10933 | 0.05492 | 3.9626 | 0.0465 | 1.116 |
| Pain intensityc | 1 | −0.19748 | 0.13152 | 2.2544 | 0.1332 | 0.821 |
| Pain unpleasantnessc | 1 | 0.31143 | 0.14082 | 4.8905 | 0.0270 | 1.365 |
| Symptom distressc | 1 | −0.01831 | 0.04673 | 0.1535 | 0.6952 | 0.982 |
Within 24 h postop,
at baseline (preop),
Time-varying covariate