Patient characteristics in relation to referral to community and hospital palliative care
| Community PC n (%) | Hospital PC n (%) | Total n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2746 (59.1) | 1904 (40.9) | 4650 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 1420 (51.7) | 958 (50.3) | 2378 (51.1) | |
| Women | 1326 (48.3) | 946 (49.7) | 2272 (48.9) | |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Cancer | 2346 (85.5) | 1557 (81.8) | 3903 (83.9) | |
| Gynaecological | 120 (5.1) | 145 (9.3) | 265 (6.8) | |
| Haematological | 105 (4.5) | 26 (1.7) | 131 (3.4) | |
| Kidney | 66 (2.8) | 46 (3.0) | 112 (2.9) | |
| Colorectal | 253 (10.8) | 153 (9.8) | 406 (10.4) | |
| Upper GI | 394 (16.8) | 221 (14.2) | 615 (15.8) | |
| Lung | 659 (28.1) | 232 (14.9) | 891 (22.8) | |
| Brain | 79 (3.4) | 34 (2.2) | 113 (2.9) | |
| Head and neck | 58 (2.5) | 65 (4.2) | 123 (3.2) | |
| Breast | 132 (5.6) | 172 (11.0) | 304 (7.8) | |
| Bladder | 76 (3.2) | 54 (3.5) | 130 (3.3) | |
| Liver | 45 (1.9) | 32 (2.1) | 77 (2.0) | |
| Prostate | 146 (6.2) | 106 (6.8) | 252 (6.5) | |
| Skin | 44 (1.9) | 85 (5.5) | 129 (3.3) | |
| Unknown origin | 130 (5.5) | 51 (3.3) | 181 (4.6) | |
| Other cancer | 39 (1.7) | 135 (8.7) | 174 (4.5) | |
| Non-cancer | 400 (14.6) | 347 (18.2) | 747 (16.1) | |
| Dementia | 52 (13.0) | − | 52 (13.0) | |
| Stroke | 19 (4.8) | − | 19 (4.8) | |
| Degenerative disease | 8 (2.0) | − | 8 (2.0) | |
| Other neurological | 27 (6.8) | − | 27 (6.8) | |
| Heart failure | 110 (27.5) | − | 110 (27.5) | |
| Other lung | 96 (24.0) | − | 96 (24.0) | |
| Liver failure | 16 (4.0) | − | 16 (4.0) | |
| Kidney failure | 36 (9.0) | − | 36 (9.0) | |
| Other non-cancer | 36 (9.0) | − | 36 (9.0) | |
| Non-classified diagnosis | − | 347 (46.5) | 347 (46.5) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| <50 years | 110 (4) | 172 (9) | 282 (6) | |
| 50–74 years | 1082 (39.4) | 932 (48.9) | 2014 (43.3) | |
| 75+ years | 1554 (56.6) | 800 (42) | 2354 (50.6) | |