Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Patient Characteristics |
Total Patient Cohort (N=100) |
Palliative Medicine Consultation (N=49) |
No Palliative Medicine Consultation (N=51) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean age at death (range) |
63.5 +/− 12.3 (30–94) |
60.98 +/− 11.8 (30–84) |
65.8 +/− 12.4 (37–94) |
|
| Physician | ||||
| 1 | 44 | 22 | 22 | |
| 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |
| Disease Site | ||||
| Cervix | 19 | 11 | 8 | |
| Ovary | 30 | 13 | 17 | |
| Uterus | 42 | 19 | 23 | |
| Other | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Stage | ||||
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
| 4 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| Recurrent | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Unknown | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 34 | 23 | 16 | |
| Hispanic | 14 | 3 | 6 | |
| White | 39 | 17 | 22 | |
| Other | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| Marital Status | 0.02 | |||
| Married | 33 | 23 | 10 | |
| Single | 36 | 17 | 19 | |
| Divorced | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Widowed | 17 | 4 | 13 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Insurance Status | ||||
| Medicare/Medicaid | 47 | 19 | 28 | |
| Private Insurance | 49 | 27 | 22 | |