Table 3.
Adjusted Probability of Death within Six Months (95% confidence interval)a
| Palliative Performance Scale score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | <30 | 30 | 40 | 50 | ≥60 |
| Cancer | 99.6 (98.9–100) | 98.3 (97.0–99.1) | 95.5 (91.9–97.5) | 92.8 (87.5–95.9) | 89.1 (86.0–91.7) |
| Debility | 96.3 (90.4–98.6) | 83.6 (73.2–90.5) | 67.1 (54.6–77.6) | 57.6 (42.7–71.2) | 47.4 (34.2–61.0) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 97.6 (93.6–99.2) | 89.8 (82.9–94.1) | 74.2 (55.3–87.0) | 65.3 (47.5–79.6) | 51.8 (34.5–68.6) |
| Dementia | 93.2 (76.7–98.3) | 73.6 (56.6–85.7) | 54.9 (44.9–64.5) | 51.4 (31.8–70.6) | 36.6 (20.9–55.9) |
| Pulmonary disease | 98.4 (94.9–99.5) | 92.4 (88.0–95.3) | 79.9 (72.2–85.8) | 71.6 (62.4–79.3) | 63.8 (58.2–69.1) |
| Stroke | 92.8 (84.5–96.8) | 67.4 (44.1–84.5) | 48.4 (18.4–79.5) | 39.4 (13.9–72.5) | 32.6 (12.6–61.8) |
| Other | 99.1 (97.3–99.7) | 95.0 (91.3–97.2) | 88.3 (79.6–93.6) | 81.9 (70.9–89.4) | 79.2 (72.1–84.8) |
a
Probabilities of 6-month mortality adjusted for age (<65 vs. ≥65), gender, and site of care at the time of hospice enrollment (home, nursing home, hospital).