Table 3 . Types of care by decedent group.
| Types of care | Breast cancer | Cancer | Non-cancer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in palliative program (PP)a | 65.8% [63.7–98.0]c |
66.1% [65.5–66.8] |
9.2%*b [8.9–9.5] |
28.8%* [28.4–29.2] |
| Late PP enrollment | ||||
| <8 days | 14.2% [11.7–16.7] |
14.4% [13.7–15.1] |
39.8%* [38.0–41.6] |
20.4%* [19.7–21.2] |
| 8–14 days | 21.4% [18.5–24.3] |
22.9% [22.1–23.8] |
49.9%* [48.1–51.8] |
29.3%* [28.5–30.2] |
| Nursing home resident | 20.1% [18.7–21.4] |
11.7%* [11.3–12.0] |
28.4%* [28.1–28.8] |
23.0%* [22.8–23.3] |
| Place of death | ||||
| Hospital | 60.7% [59.0–62.3] |
70.0%* [69.5–70.4] |
58.3%* [58.0–58.7] |
62.1% [61.8–62.4] |
| Nursing home | 17.0% [15.7–18.2] |
8.9%* [8.6–9.2] |
21.2%* [21.0–21.5] |
17.3% [17.1–17.5] |
| Own home | 22.4% [21.0–23.8] |
21.1% [20.7–21.5] |
20.4%* [20.1–20.7] |
20.6%* [20.4–20.9] |
aThree District Health Authorities have Palliative Program (PP) data. Enrollment data for Capital Health (CH) and Cape Breton is for 1996–2009, and for Colchester East Hants is 2002–2009. CH late enrollment data is for 2005–2009.
b*Statistically different from breast cancer at P < 0.05.
c[95% confidence intervals].