Table 2.
The Impact of Palliative Care on Patient Quality of Life
| Variables | Estimate | P value | Estimate | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 0.20 | <0.0001 | 0.20 | <0.0001 |
| Age at first visit | −0.0005 | 0.0640 | −0.0006 | 0.0183 |
| PPS at first visit | 0.52 | <0.0001 | 0.54 | <0.0001 |
| Visit number | 0.008 | 0.0137 | 0.006 | 0.0260 |
| Gender | 0.9440 | |||
| Female | −0.0003 | 0.9738 | ||
| Male (reference) | 0 | − | ||
| Visit site | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
| Forsyth | −0.15 | <0.0001 | −0.13 | <0.0001 |
| Four Seasons | 0.05 | 0.0003 | 0.057 | <0.0001 |
| Hospice of Wake (reference) | 0 | − | 0 | − |
| Race | 0.2886 | |||
| African American | 0.016 | 0.3133 | ||
| Others | −0.034 | 0.2540 | ||
| White | 0 | − | ||
| Reason for referral | 0.2774 | |||
| Goals/Decision making | −0.004 | 0.8946 | ||
| Pain/Other symptom management | 0.014 | 0.6295 | ||
| Psychosocial needs | 0.019 | 0.5880 | ||
| EOL issues (reference) | 0 | − | ||
| Life expectancy | 0.7262 | |||
| Hours to days | −0.043 | 0.3616 | ||
| Days to weeks | 0.0096 | 0.7375 | ||
| Weeks to months | 0.014 | 0.4431 | ||
| 4 to 6 months | −0.0034 | 0.7234 | ||
| Greater than 6 months (reference) | 0 | − | ||
| Respondent | 0.1946 | 0.0524 | ||
| Patient | 0.023 | 0.3059 | 0.021 | 0.2250 |
| Family/Proxy | 0.007 | 0.7590 | 0.001 | 0.9525 |
| Other (reference) | 0 | − | 0 | − |
| N | 455 | 587 | ||
| R squared | 0.60 | 0.59 |
Note: Table shows full model and then model reduced to show only significantly significant predictors. N=293 missing cases due to item missing values for full model; n=161 for reduced.
EOL, end of life; PPS, Palliative Performance Scale.