Table 3.

The Relative Impact of an Additional Palliative Care Visit versus Baseline Quality of Life, on Subsequent Quality of Life

	Number of visits
PPS at baseline	1	2	3	4	5
0.1	0.29	0.30	0.31	0.31	0.32
0.3	0.40	0.41	0.41	0.42	0.43
0.5	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.53	0.53
0.7	0.62	0.62	0.63	0.64	0.64
0.9	0.72	0.73	0.74	0.74	0.75

Note: Values are predicted value of area under the curve (AUC) given the PPS as baseline and number of palliative care visits with other variables shown in the pared-down model held at the sample mean, using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression; n=587.

PPS, Palliative Performance Scale.