Table 3.
Palliative care provision by strong opioid prescription within the last twelve months of life
| Strong opioid prescription within last year of life | Palliative care provision (n=2479) | Subgroup receiving palliative care (n=1598) | ||
| Not received | Received | No of palliative events | Time between first contact with palliative care and death | |
| No (%) | No (%) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
| Yes | 222 (25.2) | 862 (53.9) | 2 events (1–4) | 9 weeks (3–26) |
| No | 655 (74.3) | 736 (46.1) | 1 event (1–2) | 4 weeks (1–12) |
| Missing | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Statistical test | (χ2 (1)=188.54, P<0.001) | (M–W=226 447, P<0.001) | (M–W=233 259, P<0.001) | |
χ2, (df shown in brackets).
M–W, Mann-Whitney U test.