Table 1.
Descriptive Data of Enrolled Patients
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (range) | 64.6 (18–97) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2103 (54.8) |
| Female | 1737 (45.2) |
| Cancer type | |
| Gastrointestinal (all) | 1081 (28.2) |
| Thoracic | 1024 (26.7) |
| Breast | 428 (11.1) |
| Genitourinary | 412 (10.7) |
| Head and neck | 170 (4.4) |
| Gynecologic | 166 (4.3) |
| Other | 559 (14.6) |
| Cancer stage | |
| Metastatic | 3252 (84.7) |
| Locoregional | 582 (15.2) |
| Unknown | 6 (0.2) |
| Active oncological treatment | |
| Yes | 2895 (75.4) |
| No | 818 (21.3) |
| Unknown | 127 (3.3) |
| Karnofsky performance status | |
| > 40 | 3046 (79.3) |
| ≤ 40 | 794 (20.7) |
| Clinical setting | |
| Oncologist | 2012 (52.4) |
| Pain therapist | 1120 (29.2) |
| Palliative cares | 683 (17.8) |
| Radiotherapist | 25 (0.7) |
| Service setting | |
| Inpatient | 1472 (38.3) |
| Outpatient | 1298 (33.8) |
| Home cares | 544 (14.2) |
| Day hospital | 429 (11.2) |
| Hospice | 97 (2.5) |
| Background pain NRS | |
| Mean (range) | 2.98 (0–4) |
| Number of daily BTcP | |
| Mean (range) | 2.38 (1–10) |
| BTcP therapy satisfaction | |
| Dissatisfaction | 1115 (29.0) |
| Satisfaction | 2725 (71.0) |
| Total patients | 3840 |