Table 5.
Demographic characteristics of sampled patients prescribed corticosteroids
| Facility (Number of patients) |
Cancer diagnosis number of patients (%) |
Gender number of patients (%) |
Age (Years) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Male | Female | Mean (s.d.) | |
|
Hospice 1 (70) |
66 (94%) |
4 (6%) |
28 (40%) |
42 (60%) |
66 (14) |
|
Hospice 2 (50) |
50 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
28 (56%) |
22 (44%) |
66 (13) |
|
Hospice 3 (40) |
36 (90%) |
4 (10%) |
18 (45%) |
22 (55%) |
71 (12) |
|
Hospice 4 (24) |
21 (87%) |
3 (13%) |
12 (50%) |
12 (50%) |
68 (13) |
|
Hospice 5 (31) |
31 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
11 (35%) |
20 (65%) |
63 (14) |
|
Hospice 6 (45) |
44 (98%) |
1 (2%) |
22 (49%) |
23 (51%) |
62 (13) |
| Total (260) | 248* (95%) | 12 (5%) | 119 (46%) | 141 (54%) | 66 (13) |
*A small number of patients (6) had a second cancer diagnosed during the course of the study; only the initial diagnosis is listed in this table.