Table 1.
Patient characteristics. All admissions
| Sample | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years (standard deviation) | 68.9 (13.1) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 272 | 60.3% |
| Female | 179 | 39.7% |
| Marital status | ||
| Living alone | 163 | 36.1% |
| Married or cohabitant | 278 | 61.6% |
| Missing | 10 | 2.2% |
| Cancer diagnosis | ||
| Gastrointestinal | 196 | 43.5% |
| Urological | 103 | 22.8% |
| Breast | 48 | 10.6% |
| Lung | 8 | 1.8% |
| Head/neck | 36 | 8.0% |
| Others | 59 | 13.1% |
| Missing | 1 | 0.2% |
| Metastases | ||
| Yes | 397 | 88.0% |
| No | 54 | 12.0% |
| Comorbidity a | ||
| Yes | 316 | 70.1% |
| No | 135 | 29.9% |
| Trajectory | ||
| Palliative care pathway | 265 | 58.8 |
| Integrated care pathway | 170 | 37.7 |
| Other hospital care pathways | 15 | 3.3 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.2 |
| Mean hospital length of stay, days (range) | 7.0 (1–34) | |
aComorbidity = cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal failure, musculoskeletal disease, psychological illness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver disease, others