Table 1.
Summary of Patient Visits
| Variable | All |
Breast |
Lung |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of patients | 912 | 100 | 459 | 50.3 | 453 | 49.7 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 232 | 25.4 | 5 | 1.1 | 227 | 50.1 |
| Female | 680 | 74.6 | 454 | 98.9 | 226 | 49.9 |
| Pain score | ||||||
| 0 | 263 | 28.8 | 115 | 25.1 | 148 | 32.7 |
| 1-3 | 236 | 25.9 | 119 | 25.9 | 117 | 25.8 |
| 4-6 | 221 | 24.2 | 110 | 24.0 | 111 | 24.5 |
| 7-10 | 192 | 21.1 | 115 | 25.1 | 77 | 17.0 |
| Pain documented in chart | ||||||
| Yes | 472 | 51.8 | 227 | 49.5 | 245 | 54.1 |
| Any action related to pain | ||||||
| Yes | 154 | 16.9 | 69 | 15.0 | 85 | 18.8 |
| Specific action | ||||||
| Prescribed medicinea | 64 | 7.0 | 29 | 6.3 | 35 | 7.7 |
| Modifiedb | 40 | 4.4 | 14 | 3.1 | 26 | 5.7 |
| Related testc | 51 | 5.6 | 23 | 5.0 | 28 | 6.2 |
| Therapyd | 15 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Referrale | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.5 | 12 | 2.6 |
| Shortness of breath score | ||||||
| 0 | 242 | 26.5 | 129 | 28.1 | 113 | 24.9 |
| 1-3 | 228 | 25.0 | 114 | 24.8 | 114 | 25.2 |
| 4-6 | 226 | 24.8 | 113 | 24.6 | 113 | 24.9 |
| 7-10 | 216 | 23.7 | 103 | 22.4 | 113 | 24.9 |
| Shortness of breath documented in chart | ||||||
| Yes | 271 | 29.7 | 75 | 16.3 | 196 | 43.3 |
| Any action related to shortness of breath | ||||||
| Yes | 31 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 28 | 6.2 |
| Specific actions | ||||||
| Prescribed medicinef | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Modifiedg | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Related testh | 17 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 16 | 3.5 |
| Therapyi | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Referralj | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.1 |
Opioid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), acetaminophen, tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), anticonvulsant, corticosteroids.
Opioid, NSAIDS, acetaminophen, TCA, corticosteroids.
x-ray, spiral computed axial tomography (CT scan), bone scan, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, laboratory analysis, other (mammogram).
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, other (acupuncture therapy, pamidronate, lymphedema management).
Pain and symptom management team, home care, other (thrombosis, surgical oncologist, supportive care services, rapid response bone metastasis clinic, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist).
Inhalers, corticosteroids.
Corticosteroids.
x-ray, spiral CT scan, other (spirometry, electrocardiography, CT scan of thorax, bronchoscopy).
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, chest drain, other (thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, brachytherapy, packed red blood cell units).
Breathing clinic, cardiology, respirology, radiology, other (home care, family doctor follow-up).