Table 4.
Appropriate care | Inappropriate care | P-value of a differenceb | |
---|---|---|---|
n = 429 % | n = 309 % | ||
Patient characteristics | |||
Patient gender | |||
Female | 49 | 53 | n.s. |
Patient age | |||
Mean (range) | 74 (20-102) | 74 (10-101) | n.s. |
Diagnosisc: | |||
Cancerde | 58 | 47 | 0.002 |
Other physical diseasesdf | 29 | 37 | 0.025 |
Old age/general decline | 21 | 24 | n.s. |
Dementia | 13 | 14 | n.s. |
Psychiatric diseased | 0.5 | 3 | 0.011 |
None | 1 | 1 | n.s. |
Care characteristics | |||
Location of carec: | |||
Home, primary cared | 57 | 36 | <0.001 |
Home, specialist outpatient care | 17 | 18 | n.s. |
Hospital, inpatient departmentd | 25 | 36 | 0.001 |
Nursing home or residential home | 25 | 28 | n.s. |
Hospiced | 8 | 3 | 0.003 |
Other | 3 | 2 | n.s. |
Responsible for this carec | |||
Physiciansd | 74 | 82 | 0.013 |
-General practitionersd | 43 | 32 | 0.006 |
-Clinical specialistsd | 19 | 37 | <0.001 |
-Elderly care physicians | 5 | 6 | n.s. |
-Otherd | 1 | 4 | 0.015 |
Nursing staffd | 59 | 28 | <0.001 |
Patient and/or relativesd | 19 | 8 | <0.001 |
Otherg | 8 | 8 | n.s. |
aMissing values ranged from 0.0 to 7.1 %
b P-value calculated using Fisher’s exact test for dichotomous values and Chi-square test (two-tailed) for categorical variables (cut-off point p < 0.05)
cOne or more answers could be given
dSignificant difference between appropriate and inappropriate care (p < 0.05). n.s.: not significant
eCancer: In appropriate care: 12 % colorectal cancer, 11 % lung cancer, 10 % prostate cancer, 5 % breast cancer, 3 % haematological malignancy, 22 % other, 2 % unknown. In inappropriate care: 7 % colorectal cancer, 9 % lung cancer, 4 % prostate cancer, 5 % breast cancer, 7 % haematological malignancy, 12 % other, 1 % unknown
f Other physical diseases: In appropriate care: 9 % heart disease, 6 % neurological disease, non-CVA, 5 % COPD, 4 % CVA, 9 % other. In 'inappropriate care: 10 % heart disease, 6 % neurological disease, non-CVA, 4 % COPD, 7 % CVA, 16 % other
gOther: e.g. chaplains, psychologists and physiotherapists, hospital administration or Health Insurance Company