Comparison of premorbid care needs† between SPICT-identified and SPICT non-identified patients
| SPICT part general indicators | Acute geriatric unit ((n=209) | Cardiology unit (n=249) | ||||
| SPICT non-identified | SPICT-identified | P value | SPICT non-identified | SPICT-identified | P value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Unplannend hospital admission(s) | 83/85 (97.6) | 118/124 (95.2) | 0.477 | 109/148 (73.6) | 87/101 (86.1) | 0.019* |
| Poor performance status | 10/85 (11.8) | 54/124 (43.5) | <0.001* | 10/148 (6.8) | 33/101 (32.7) | <0.001* |
| Care dependency | 35/85 (41.2) | 91/124 (73.4) | <0.001* | 16/148 (10.8) | 45/101 (44.6) | <0.001* |
| Weight loss or underweight | 20/85 (23.5) | 40/124 (32.3) | 0.213 | 20/148 (13.5) | 26/101 (25.7) | <0.001* |
| Symptoms despite optimal treatment | 15/85 (17.6) | 33/124 (26.6) | 0.137 | 13/148 (8.8) | 42/101 (41.6) | <0.001* |
| Patient/family asking palliative care | 2/85 (2.4) | 10/124 (8.1) | 0.128 | 1/148 (0.7) | 2/101 (2.0) | 0.568 |
†Care needs assessed blinded from the treating team. Situation of 2 weeks before admission was asked to patients and/or their families by means of SPICT part general indicators (14).
SPICT, Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool.