Multidisciplinary Service Utilization Pattern by Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Single Institution Study

Table 3

Nursing visits: simple linear regression model.

Factor	Mean visits (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Sex
Male	11.4 (10.0–12.8)	0.0001
Female	20.7 (13.7–27.6)
Age (years)
≥60	11.9 (9.7–14.0)	0.52
<60	12.9 (10.6–15.2)
Race
White	12.2 (10.5–14.0)	0.44
African American	14.2 (10.8–17.5)
KPS score
High (90 or 100)	12.3 (10.5–14.1)	0.72
Low (70 or 80)	13.1 (9.2–17.0)
Tumor site
Nonoropharynx	12.6 (9.4–15.9)	0.89
Oropharynx	12.4 (10.5–14.3)
Disease stage
Stage III	9.9 (7.8–12.0)	0.02
Stage IV	13.7 (11.7–15.8)
Smoking status
Never smoker	12.5 (9.2–15.9)
Ever smoker	11.4 (9.6–13.1)	0.53
Current smoker	14.2 (9.9–18.5)	0.43
Marital status
Married	12.1 (10.0–14.1)	0.42
Single	13.5 (10.8–16.1)
Insurance
Nonprivate	13	0.68
Private	12.3
Distance
<20 miles	13.7	0.13
≥20 miles	11.3

KPS: Karnofsky performance status.