Table 4.
Overview of comparing our results with findings form other studies.
| Healthcare indicator | Our results (Table 3) | Results from international studies | Results from other German studies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of death: hospital | Primary palliative care 35.9%; Specialized palliative homecare 18.8%; together: 29.5% | Palliative care: 30.3% 8 , 39.0% 9 ; no palliative care: 74.8% 9 , 80.3% 8 | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care: 38.1% to 42.0%25,30,31 |
| Hospital care | Primary palliative care 25.8%; Specialized palliative homecare 15.6%; together 22.0% | Palliative care: 27.4% 10 (last 14 days) to 76% 8 (last 180 days); no palliative care: 60.8%, 10 98.5% 8 | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care: 44.8% 25 (last 30 days) |
| Intensive care treatment | Primary palliative care 4.4%; Specialized palliative homecare 0.9%; together 3.0% | Palliative care: 4.6% 8 (last 180 days), 18.3% 10 (last 14 days); no palliative care: 14.3%, 8 40.4% 10 | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care: 3.5% 25 (last 30 days) |
| Chemotherapy | Primary palliative care 6.2%; Specialized palliative homecare 3.7%; together 5.0% | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care: 11.3% 32 (last 14 days); 4.8%–12.7% 25 (last 30 days) | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care; only outpatient chemotherapy: 10.5% 25 (last 30 days) |
| Parenteral nutrition | Primary palliative care 0.6%; Specialized palliative homecare 2.0%; together 1.0% | Overall, including palliative care and no palliative care; subsumed as artificial nutrition: 2.9% 33 (last 7 days); 0.7% 22 (last 14 days) | |
| Insertion/change of a PEG | Primary palliative care 0.5%; Specialized palliative homecare 0.1%; together 0.4% | Specialized palliative homecare: 1.5% to 3.7% 2 (last 90 days in patients with dementia) |