Table 4.
Patients prescribed corticosteroids in the sample hospices
|
Facility |
Number (%) of patients at each hospice prescribed at least one course of corticosteroids |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | |
|
Hospice 1 |
|
| 297 |
204 (68.7%) |
|
Hospice 2 |
|
| 235 |
144 (61.3%) |
|
Hospice 3 |
|
| 175 |
120 (68.6%) |
|
Hospice 4 |
|
| 111 |
71 (64.0%) |
|
Hospice 5 |
|
| 142 |
94 (66.2%) |
|
Hospice 6 |
|
| 219 |
135 (61.6%) |
|
Total |
|
| 1179 | 768 Mean (s.d.): 65.1% (3.3%) |