Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 102).
| Characteristic | Comprehensive Nursing Ward (n = 52) | General Ward (n = 50) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) or M ± SD * | n (%) or M ± SD | ||
| Age (years, range) | 62.38 ± 11.17 (19–86) | 62.62 ± 10.22 (38–84) | 0.84 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 32 (61.5%) | 30 (60%) | 0.87 |
| Female | 20 (38.5%) | 20 (40%) | |
| Living status | |||
| Living with family | 27 (75%) | 34 (82.9%) | 0.39 |
| Living alone | 9 (25%) | 7 (17.1%) | |
| ECOG PS ** | |||
| 0–1 | 43 (82.7%) | 38 (76%) | 0.32 |
| 2 | 5 (9.6%) | 6 (12%) | |
| 3 | 3 (5.8%) | 2 (4%) | |
| 4 | 1 (1.9%) | 4 (8%) | |
| Length of stay (days, range) | 9.98 ± 4.51 (2–29) | 10.50 ± 6.40 (3–33) | 0.56 |
| Reason for admission | 0.33 | ||
| Elective | 44 (88%) | 39 (78%) | |
| Emergency | 8 (12%) | 11 (22%) | |
| Cancer stage (solid tumor) | |||
| I-II | 10 (25.0%) | 7 (14.6%) | 0.22 |
| III-IV | 30 (75.0%) | 41 (85.4%) | |
| Cancer type | 0.78 | ||
| Breast | 12 (23.1%) | 9 (18.0%) | |
| Colorectal | 15 (28.9%) | 16 (32.0%) | |
| Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic | 3 (5.8%) | 4 (8.0%) | |
| Lung | 6 (11.5%) | 6 (12.0%) | |
| Stomach | 2 (3.9%) | 5 (10.0%) | |
| Hematologic malignancies | 13 (25.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | |
| Others | 1 (1.8%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
| Nursing requirement severity | |||
| I-II | 51 (98.1%) | 44 (88%) | 0.06 |
| III-IV | 1 (1.9%) | 6 (12%) |
* M ± SD, mean ± standard deviation; ** ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.