Table 3.

Service delivery model agents

Delivery agent	All n (%)	Geriatric n (%)	Palliative n (%)	Sig†
Physicians
Geriatrician	14 (18)	14 (24)	0 (0)	0.02
Cardiologist	15 (19)	12 (20)	3 (16)	1.0
Palliative care physician	12 (15)	0 (0)	12 (63)	<0.001*
Neurologist	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (5)	0.24*
Respiratory physician	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (5)	0.24*
Oncologist	4 (5)	0 (0)	4 (21)	0.001*
Psychiatrist	2 (3)	0 (0)	2 (11)	0.06*
Physician	18 (23)	17 (29)	1 (5)	0.06*
Primary care doctor (GP)	5 (6)	4 (7)	1 (5)	0.55*
Physician assistant	2 (3)	2 (3)	0 (0)	0.43*
Nurses
Nurse	24 (31)	22 (37)	2 (11)	0.28
Advanced nurse practitioner	13 (17)	8 (14)	5 (26)	0.17*
Specialist cardiac nurse	12 (15)	10 (17)	2 (11)	0.40*
Primary care nurse	9 (8)	8 (14)	1 (5)	0.30*
Specialist geriatric nurse	6 (8)	6 (10)	0 (0)	0.18*
Case manager	5 (6)	3 (5)	2 (11)	0.35*
Specialist palliative nurse	4 (5)	1 (2)	3 (16)	0.43*
Specialist rehabilitation nurse	1 (1)	1 (2)	0 (0)	0.76*
Specialist HIV nurse	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (5)	0.24*
Oncology nurse	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (5)	0.24*
Allied health professionals
Physiotherapist	23 (29)	17 (29)	6 (32)	0.85
Occupational therapist	14 (18)	12 (20)	2 (11)	0.28*
Dietitian	16 (21)	14 (24)	2 (11)	0.18*
Psychologist	9 (15)	6 (10)	3 (16)	0.38*
Pharmacologist/pharmacist	7 (9)	7 (12)	0 (0)	0.13*
Chaplain	4 (5)	1 (2)	3 (16)	0.43*
Audiologist	1 (1)	1 (2)	0 (0)	0.76*
Speech and language therapist	1 (1)	1 (2)	0 (0)	0.76*
Social care
Social worker	21 (27)	17 (29)	4 (21)	0.51
Home care service manager	3 (4)	3 (5)	0 (0)	0.43*
Social assistant	4 (1)	3 (5)	1 (5)	0.68*
Other professionals
Unspecified wider ‘MDT’	11 (14)	9 (15)	2 (11)	0.47*
Exercise instructor	2 (3)	2 (3)	0 (0)	0.57*

*Fisher’s exact test.

†Significance for difference in presence of service delivery element between geriatric and palliative care studies.