Table 2. Gender, age, place of death and cause(s) of death for the included 100 patients, according to their medical records (some patients had multiple causes of death).
Gender (n) | Women | 52 |
Men | 48 | |
Age (years) | Median | 72.5 |
Range | 34 to 100 | |
Cause(s) of death (n) | Cancer | 88 |
Cardiovascular disease | 16 | |
Pulmonary disease | 12 | |
Place of death (n) | Own home with support from the palliative home care team | 55 |
Palliative inpatient ward | 41 | |
Nursing home with support from the palliative home care team | 3 | |
Hospital ward without palliative specialisation, with support from the palliative home care team | 1 |