Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients Receiving HBPC According to Baseline Pain Score.
| Characteristic | None-Mild Pain, n (%; n = 63) | Moderate-Severe Pain, n (%; n = 23) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 41 (65) | 22 (96) | .005 |
| Ethnicity | White | 32 (51) | 10 (43) | .55 |
| Nonwhitea | 31 (49) | 13 (57) | ||
| Age | ≤69 | 6 (10) | 2 (9) | .97 |
| 70–79 | 6 (10) | 2 (9) | ||
| 80–89 | 22 (35) | 7 (30) | ||
| ≥90 | 29 (46) | l2 (52) | ||
| Median length of follow-up, days (range) | 183 (54–183) | 183 (20–183) | .51 | |
| Died during study follow-up | 7 (11) | 2 (9) | 1.0 | |
| Insurance | Has Medicaid | 25 (40) | l0 (43) | .75 |
| Diagnosis | Joint painb | 22 (35) | 11 (48) | .28 |
| Other musculoskeletal painc | 22 (35) | l8 (78) | <.001 | |
| Neurological paind | 9 (14) | 4 (17) | .74 | |
| CHF | 11 (18) | 7 (30) | .19 | |
| History of stroke | 17 (27) | 7 (30) | .75 | |
| Cancer | 7 (11) | 2 (9) | 1.0 | |
| COPD | 4 (6) | 4 (17) | 0.20 | |
| Dementia | 29 (46) | 6 (26) | .10 | |
| Activities of daily living (1–22) | 1–7, most dependent | 8 (13) | 4 (17) | .81 |
| 8–14 | l4 (22) | 4 (17) | ||
| 15–22, most independent | 32 (51) | 13 (57) | ||
| Missing | 9 (14) | 2 (9) | ||
| Independent activities of daily living (1–27) | ≤14 | 45 (71) | l7 (74) | .81 |
| 15–22 | 8 (13) | 3 (13) | ||
| 23–27 | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | ||
| Missing | 9 (14) | 2 (9) | ||
| Charlson comorbidity index score | 0 | 12 (19) | 4 (17) | .80 |
| 1 | l8 (29) | 7 (30) | ||
| 2 | 9 (14) | 4 (17) | ||
| 3 | 9 (14) | 5 (22) | ||
| 4≥ | l5 (24) | 3 (13) | ||
| Palliative performance scale (0–100) | 10–30 | 6 (10) | 3 (13) | .61 |
| 40–60 | 44 (70) | l7 (74) | ||
| 70–100 | 4 (6) | 2 (9) | ||
| Missing | 9 (14) | 1 (4) |
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HBPC, home-based primary and palliative care.
Including black, Latino, and Asian.
Including arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, knee/hip pain, sacroiliitis, degenerative joint disease, and subchondral cystic degenerative changes.
Including back pain, leg pain, shoulder pain, spinal stenosis, vertebral/compression fracture, hip fracture, rib fracture, pelvic fracture, tendonitis, bursitis, adhesive capsulitis of shoulder, calcific tendonitis, vertebral disc herniation, rotator cuff tear, dislocated shoulder, multiple contracted joints, polymyalgia rheumatica, temporomandibular joint dislocation, finger subluxation, and gout.
Including sciatica, neuropathy, radiculopathy, meralgia paresthetica, Charcot Arthropathy, post herpetic neuralgia, and trigeminal neuralgia.