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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Mar 1;12(e6):e813–e820. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001572

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of Palliative Care Encounters

Total PC Encounters 100% (1,580)
Type
 Inpatient 59.9% (934)
 Outpatient 40.1% (626)
Visit Time Period
 More than 1 year before death 14.4% (228)
 12-3 months pre-mortem 32.3% (510)
 3-1 months pre-mortem 22.6% (357)
 Final month of life 30.7% (485)
Chemo or Radiation 17.2% (272)
Palliative Chemo or Radiation 13.0% (206)
Domains of Care
 Domain 1: Coordination of care 10.1% (159)
 Domain 2: Symptoms, physical health 88.9% (1405)
 Domain 3: Psychological 40.8% (644)
 Domain 4: Social issues 31.3% (494)
 Domain 5-6: Spiritual & Cultural 27.6% (436)
 Domain 7-8: End of life & Ethical/legal 82.5% (1303)

Percentages and totals shown are column values.