Table 2.

Symptom frequency associated with age ≥ 60 years

Symptom	Symptom present for those age ≥ 60	Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value**
Pain	61(35.4)	2.12	1.12-4.00	.02
Discomfort	24(50)	0.81	0.37-1.75	0.59
Lack of Energy	23(56.1)	0.58	0.29 - 1.17	0.13
Shortness of Breath during weaning*	18 (51.4)	0.74	0.32- 2.10	0.48
Nervous Anxious	16 (50)	0.82	0.32- 2.10	0.67
Hot	15(57.7)	0.57	0.24- 1.38	0.21
Drowsy*	15 (65.2)	0.41	0.17- 0.98	0.04
Thirst	7 (38.9)	0.42	0.13- 1.35	0.14
Cold	12(70.59)	0.31	0.11- 0.88	0.03
Frustrated	9(56.25)	0.60	0.19- 1.87	0.38
Dry Mouth	10(66.7)	0.39	0.13- 1.18	.091
Shortness of Breath not during weaning	9(56.25)	0.62	0.17- 2.27	0.47
Scared	8(57.1)	0.59	0.17- 2.12	0.42

^**p-values generated from marginal models using generalized estimating to model probability of symptom present with age ≥ 60 years. Models also included fixed effect for session.

Low Frequency Symptoms (n<5 sessions)

Hunger, Restless, Nausea, Sad, Difficulty Communicating, Confused, Difficulty Sleeping