Table 2.

Palliative care needs and age-based comparisons.

Item	All sample (n = 236)	Age＜65 (n = 118)	Age≥65 (n = 118)	Z	P
Total	16.0 (12.0, 23.0)	14.0 (10.0, 20.0)	19.0 (13.0, 25.0)	4.06	＜0.001
Pain	1.0 (1.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	1.0 (1.0, 2.0)	2.62	0.009
Other symptoms	2.0 (1.0, 2.0)	2.0 (1.0, 2.0)	2.0 (1.0, 3.0)	3.29	0.001
Patient anxiety	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.8, 2.0)	2.03	0.042
Family anxiety	3.0 (2.0, 4.0)	2.5 (1.8, 4.0)	4.0 (2.0, 4.0)	2.61	0.009
Information needs	2.0 (2.0, 3.0)	2.0 (1.0, 3.0)	2.0 (2.0, 4.0)	1.74	0.081
Support	2.0 (1.0, 3.0)	1.0 (1.0, 3.0)	3.0 (2.0, 3.0)	3.71	＜0.001
Depression	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.0, 2.0)	2.37	0.018
Self-worth	1.0 (1.0, 2.0)	1.0 (1.0, 2.0)	1.0 (1.0, 3.0)	2.49	0.013
Wasted time	2.0 (0.0, 2.0)	2.0 (0.0, 2.0)	2.0 (0.0, 2.0)	0.19	0.850
Practice matters	2.0 (0.0, 4.0)	2.0 (0.0, 4.0)	4.0 (0.0, 4.0)	3.58	＜0.001

Note: Data are M (P₂₅, P₇₅). Comparison of two groups based on the total scores and the scores for each item of the POS. Statistical significance was evaluated by the Mann-Whitney analysis of variance test.