Table 2.

Patients’ symptoms and needs screened at the time of specialty palliative care referral

Characteristic	Liver Disease	Cancer	P value
Pain	n = 3,073	n = 31,985
No. (%)	2,473 (80.5)	28,270 (88.4)	<0.0001
Non-pain symptoms	n = 3,064	n = 31,188
No. (%)	2,457 (80.2)	26,695 (85.6)	<0.0001
Psychosocial issues	n = 3,223	n = 29,504
No. (%)	2,723 (84.5)	24,575 (83.3)	0.08
Spiritual needs	n = 2,789	n = 26,047
No. (%)	2,025 (72.6)	18,858 (72.4)	0.8
Advance are planning/goals of care	n = 3,708	n = 33,320
No. (%)	3,472 (93.6)	30,109(90.4)	<0.0001