TABLE 3.

Summary statistics of Palliative Outcome Scale scores at each visit (1 to 4).

Questions	Visit	N	Mean	SD	Median	Min	Max	p-value
Q1. Please rate your pain (from 0 = no pain to 5 = worst/overwhelming pain) during the last 3 days	1	145	3.8	1.0	4	1	5	< 0.001
	2	145	3.1	1.0	3	1	5
	3	145	2.7	1.0	3	0	5
	4	145	2.3	1.2	2	0	5
Q2. Have any other symptoms (e.g. nausea, coughing or constipation) been affecting how you feel in the last 3 days?	1	145	2.6	1.5	3	0	5	< 0.001
	2	145	2.0	1.4	2	0	5
	3	145	1.7	1.3	2	0	5
	4	144	1.5	1.3	2	0	5
Q3. Have you been feeling worried about your illness in the past 3 days?	1	145	3.4	1.6	4	0	5	< 0.001
	2	144	2.7	1.4	3	0	5
	3	144	2.3	1.3	2	0	5
	4	143	2.1	1.4	2	0	5
Q4. Over the past 3 days, have you been able to share how you are feeling with your family or friends?	1	145	3.5	1.7	4	0	5	< 0.001
	2	144	3.8	1.3	4	0	5
	3	145	4.1	1.1	4	1	5
	4	145	4.2	1.1	5	1	5
Q5. Over the past 3 days have you felt that life was worthwhile?	1	145	2.0	1.7	1	0	5	< 0.001
	2	145	2.5	1.6	2	0	5
	3	145	2.9	1.5	3	0	5
	4	145	3.0	1.6	3	0	5
Q6. Over the past 3 days, have you felt at peace?	1	145	1.8	1.5	2	0	5	< 0.001
	2	145	2.4	1.5	2	0	5
	3	145	2.7	1.5	3	0	5
	4	145	2.8	1.5	3	0	5
Q7. Have you had enough help and advice for your family to plan for the future?	1	144	2.9	1.9	3	0	5	< 0.001
	2	144	3.7	1.3	4	0	5
	3	142	4.0	1.2	4	0	5
	4	143	4.1	1.2	5	0	5
Q8. How much information have you and your family been given?	1	142	3.3	1.6	3	0	5	< 0.001
	2	141	4.0	1.1	4	1	5
	3	142	4.4	0.8	5	1	5
	4	143	4.6	0.7	5	2	5
Q9. How confident does the family feel caring for ____?	1	141	4.1	1.2	5	0	5	< 0.001
	2	140	4.3	1.0	5	1	5
	3	141	4.5	0.9	5	1	5
	4	142	4.5	0.9	5	1	5
Q10. Has the family been feeling worried about the patient over the last 3 days?	1	142	3.1	1.6	3	0	5	< 0.001
	2	141	2.6	1.5	3	0	5
	3	141	2.2	1.4	2	0	5
	4	143	2.1	1.6	2	0	5