Characteristics of patients with and without receiving PFCCM
| Characteristics | With PFCCM | Without PFCCM | P value | ||
| (n=459) | (n=6384) | ||||
| Age (years) | 0.642 | ||||
| <18 | 9 | (2.0) | 171 | (2.7) | |
| 18‒65 | 201 | (43.8) | 2751 | (41.1) | |
| >65 | 249 | (54.2) | 3462 | (54.2) | |
| Male, n (%) | 240 | (52.3) | 3740 | (59.3) | 0.009 |
| Catastrophic diseases, n (%) | 397 | (86.5) | 4811 | (75.4) | <0.001 |
| Main diagnosis, n (%) | |||||
| Neoplasms | 264 | (57.5) | 2591 | (40.6) | <0.001 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 24 | (5.2) | 469 | (7.4) | 0.093 |
| Circulatory system diseases | 19 | (4.1) | 791 | (12.4) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory system diseases | 44 | (9.6) | 1090 | (17.1) | <0.001 |
| Digestive system diseases | 32 | (7.0) | 382 | (6.0) | 0.363 |
| Genitourinary system diseases | 15 | (3.3) | 143 | (2.2) | 0.149 |
| Injury and poisoning | 11 | (2.4) | 184 | (2.9) | 0.663 |
| Others | 50 | (10.9) | 734 | (11.4) | 0.762 |
| CCI score | |||||
| 0 | 126 | (27.4) | 2085 | (32.7) | <0.001 |
| 1–4 | 111 | (24.2) | 2108 | (33.0) | |
| 5–8 | 160 | (34.9) | 1380 | (21.6) | |
| ≥9 | 62 | (13.5) | 811 | (12.7) | |
| Year of admission | <0.001 | ||||
| 2013 | 28 | (6.1) | 2213 | (34.7) | |
| 2014 | 129 | (28.1) | 2189 | (34.3) | |
| 2015 | 302 | (65.8) | 1982 | (31.0) | |
| LOS (days), mean (SD) | 31.1 | (30.3) | 27.4 | (32.8) | <0.001 |
| Disposition status, n (%) | 0.519 | ||||
| Death in hospital | 387 | (84.3) | 5301 | (83.0) | |
| Discharge home to die | 72 | (15.7) | 1083 | (17.0) | |
Values are expressed as number (%) or mean±SD.
CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; LOS, length of hospital stay; PFCCM, patient-centred and family-centred care meetings.