Table 1.
Patient characteristics (N=215)
| Characteristics | N (%)1 |
|---|---|
| Age, average (range) | 54.9 (22 – 79) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 126 (58.6) |
| Male | 89 (41.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 142 (66.1) |
| Black | 43 (20) |
| Hispanic | 28 (13) |
| Others | 2 (0.9) |
| Education | |
| High school or lower | 114 (53) |
| College | 72 (33.5) |
| Advanced | 29 (13.5) |
| Cancer | |
| Breast | 27 (12.6) |
| Gastrointestinal | 70 (32.6) |
| Genitourinary | 19 (8.8) |
| Gynecological | 23 (10.7) |
| Head and neck | 10 (4.7) |
| Hematological | 12 (5.6) |
| Others | 18 (8.4) |
| Respiratory | 36 (16.7) |
| Overall survival in days, median (95% confidence interval) | 109 (71–133) |
| Clinician prediction of survival (CPS) in days, median (Q1-Q3) | 90 (60–150) |
| Palliative prognostic index (PPI score) | |
| 0 – 4 points | 160 (74.4) |
| 4.5 – 6 points | 38 (17.7) |
| 6.5 – 15 points | 17 (7.9) |
| PPS in PPI, average (range) | 55.7 (20 – 90) |
| Oral intake in PPI | |
| Normal | 69(32.1) |
| Moderately reduced | 96(44.7) |
| Severely reduced | 50(23.3) |
| Edema in PPI | |
| Absent (0 point) | 160 (74.4) |
| Present (1 point) | 55 (25.6) |
| Dyspnea rest in PPI | |
| Absent (0 point) | 188 (87.4) |
| Present (1 point) | 27 (12.6) |
| Delirium in PPI | |
| Absent (0 point) | 215 (100) |
| Present (1 point) | 0 |
CPS, clinician prediction of survival; PPI, palliative prognostic index
1
unless otherwise specified