Table 3. Comparison of patients’ characteristics between number of admissions (N=153).
PCS - palliative care services; PCU - palliative care unit
| Variable | Admitted once (n=120) | Admitted more than once (n=33) | P-value |
| Age, years | |||
| ≤61 | 54 (70.1) | 23 (29.9) | 0.012 |
| >61 | 66 (86.8) | 10 (13.2) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 60 (78.9) | 16 (21.1) | 0.877 |
| Female | 60 (77.9) | 17 (22.1) | |
| Stage of cancer | |||
| Metastatic | 84 (77.8) | 24 (22.2) | 0.874 |
| Non-metastatic | 26 (76.5) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| No | 57 (71.3) | 23 (28.7) | 0.024 |
| Yes | 63 (86.3) | 10 (13.7) | |
| Cancer form type | |||
| Hematological | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2) | 0.943 |
| Non-hematological | 106 (78.5) | 29 (21.5) | |
| Treatment | |||
| No | 49 (92.5) | 4 (7.5) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 71 (71) | 29 (29) | |
| Purpose of referral to PCS | |||
| Admission under PCS physician | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | <0.001 |
| Other | 105 (86.1) | 17 (13.9) | |