Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Hospice Outcomes for Patients Who Died Within the Follow-Up Period (N =18)
| Intervention (n = 10) | Control (n = 8) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any hospice used | 70%.0 (7) | 75.0% (6) | 1.0 a |
| Mean± SD number of days in hospice | 41.6± 53.4 | 23.0± 35.5 | 0.39 |
| Used hospice ≥ 7 days for the subsample that used some hospice (n = 13) | 71.4% (5) | 33.3% (2) | 0.17 |
Fisher’s exact test used because cell size < 5.
