Research Article
Individually Tailored Palliative Care in a Rural Region: A Representative Chart Survey and Physicians’ Experiences with Integrated Care
Table 2
Characteristics of palliative care patients (
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| Gender | | | Male | 40 | 44.0 | Female | 51 | 56.0 | Age, in years (average, SD, range) | 70.9 (16.8) | 6–98 | Health insurance | | | Statutory | 83 | 91.2 | Private | 8 | 8.8 | Nursing care insurance granted | | | None | 32 | 35.2 | Level 1 | 18 | 19.8 | Level 2 | 29 | 31.9 | Level 3 | 12 | 13.2 | Primary diagnoses | | | Carcinoma/hematologic malignancy | 56 | 61.5 | Neurological disease | 18 | 19.8 | Cardiac disease | 7 | 7.7 | Pulmonary disease | 5 | 5.5 | Renal insufficiency | 4 | 4.4 | Hepatic disease | 1 | 1.1 | Secondary diagnoses relevant for palliative care | | | None | 39 | 42.9 | COPD | 8 | 8.8 | Cardiac disease | 6 | 6.6 | Peripheral vascular disease | 5 | 5.5 | Diabetes mellitus | 4 | 4.4 | Dementia | 4 | 4.4 | Stroke/epilepsy | 3 | 3.3 | Obesity | 2 | 2.2 | Dialysis | 2 | 2.2 | Cachexia | 2 | 2.2 | Alcoholic disease | 2 | 2.2 | Ascites | 1 | 1.1 | Nicotine drug dependency | 1 | 1.1 | Other (e.g., deafness) | 12 | 13.2 | Patient’s wishes | | | No pain | 50 | 54.9 | No unnecessary therapies | 39 | 42.9 | To die at home | 26 | 28.6 | No breathlessness | 10 | 11.0 | No anxiety | 8 |
8.8 | Wanting to die with dignity | 6 | 6.6 | Christian services | 1 | 1.1 | Aesthetic appearance | 1 | 1.1 |
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