Multivariate analysis of characteristics of patient according level of palliative complexity
| Palliative complexity: N (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Low | Medium | High | OR | CI 95% | p Value | |
| N | 364 (100) | 85 (23.5) | 159 (44.0) | 117 (32.4) | |||
| Age≥65 years | 229 (62.9) | 81 (95.3) | 138 (86.8) | 86 (73.5) | 0.37 | 0.23 to 0.62 | <0.001 |
| Palliative Performance Status ≥50% | 102 (28.0) | 32 (37.6) | 47 (29.5) | 23 (19.6) | 0.63 | 0.40 to 0.98 | <0.05 |
| Pain (NRS≥5) | 240 (65.9) | 49 (57.6) | 104 (65.4) | 87 (74.3) | 1.96 | 1.19 to 3.22 | <0.05 |
| Pain. ESSCP: Stage II | 160 (43.9) | 30 (28.2) | 72 (42.3) | 58 (49.6) | 1.94 | 1.22 to 3.09 | <0.05 |
| Number of symptoms≥5 | 111 (30.4) | 23 (27.0) | 48 (30.2) | 40 (34.2) | 1.28 | 1.13 to 1.45 | <0.001 |
| Anxiety (NRS≥5) | 164 (45.0) | 20 (23.5) | 74 (46.5) | 70 (59.8) | 2.43 | 1.55 to 3.81 | <0.001 |
| Depression (NRS≥5) | 125 (34.3) | 13 (15.3) | 58 (36.5) | 54 (46.1) | 2.27 | 1.44 to 3.6 | <0.001 |
| Social risk factors | 146 (40.1) | 26 (30.6) | 65 (40.8) | 55 (47.0) | 1.52 | 0.97 to 2.37 | <0.05 |
| Ethical dilemma | 71 (19.5) | 7 (8.2) | 27 (17.0) | 37 (31.6) | 2.9 | 1.70 to 4.93 | <0.001 |
NRS, Numeric Rating Scale.