Table 1.
Patient Populations
| No. of studies | Percentage of studiesa | |
|---|---|---|
| Participant conditions | ||
| Conditions described | 115 | 93 |
| Cancer | 77 | 67 |
| Two or more types of cancer | 60 | 78 |
| Metastatic | 34 | 44 |
| Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy | 26 | 34 |
| CHF | 21 | 18 |
| COPD | 19 | 17 |
| Dementia | 25 | 22 |
| Health service-defined prognosis | ||
| Participants satisfy health service-defined prognosis | 30 | 24 |
| Clinician-defined “poor prognosis” | 22 | 73 |
| Referred to or receiving palliative care | 8 | 27 |
| Referred to or receiving hospice | 6 | 20 |
| Other explicit criteria | 0 | 0 |
a
Each percentage is calculated for each category in relation to its parent category.
CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.