Table 1.
Characteristics of the regions with fully developed versus less developed palliative care.
| Region |
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|---|---|---|
| Fully developed | Less developed | |
| Organization type | Autonomous | Part of hospital clinic |
| In-patient palliative care settings (n) | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Palliative home care settings (n) | 21.9 | 15.1 |
| Consultations (n) | 988 | 616 |
| Physicians (n) | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Nurses (n) | 21.1 | 5.1 |
| Assistant nurses (n) | 5.3 | 0 |
| Other care workers (n) | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Palliative physician and nurses on call around the clock | Yes | No |
| 2015 characteristics of the population of the two regions | ||
| Number of inhabitants | 1,301,571 | 661,030 |
| Number of inhabitants > 70 years (% of total population) | 165,130 (12.7) | 94,342 (14.2) |
| Number of deaths (% of total population) | 11,800 (0.91) | 6335 (0.96) |
| Percentage of population with maximum 10 years schooling | 17.3% | 18.8% |
| Percentage with income below the limit for state income tax | 93% | 93% |
| Percentage of population living in urban area (pop > 200) | 90% | 82% |
Numbers are given per 100,000 inhabitants.
Information on the population of the two regions collected from Statistics Sweden.17