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 ().

%

Gender
 Male4044.0
 Female5156.0
Age, in years (average, SD, range)70.9 (16.8)6–98
Health insurance
 Statutory8391.2
 Private88.8
Nursing care insurance granted
 None3235.2
 Level 11819.8
 Level 22931.9
 Level 31213.2
Primary diagnoses
 Carcinoma/hematologic malignancy5661.5
 Neurological disease1819.8
 Cardiac disease77.7
 Pulmonary disease55.5
 Renal insufficiency44.4
 Hepatic disease11.1
Secondary diagnoses relevant for palliative care
 None3942.9
 COPD88.8
 Cardiac disease66.6
 Peripheral vascular disease55.5
 Diabetes mellitus44.4
 Dementia44.4
 Stroke/epilepsy33.3
 Obesity22.2
 Dialysis22.2
 Cachexia22.2
 Alcoholic disease22.2
 Ascites11.1
 Nicotine drug dependency11.1
 Other (e.g., deafness)1213.2
Patient’s wishes
 No pain5054.9
 No unnecessary therapies3942.9
 To die at home2628.6
 No breathlessness1011.0
 No anxiety8 8.8
 Wanting to die with dignity66.6
 Christian services11.1
 Aesthetic appearance11.1

  means % unless marked otherwise; means multiple answers possible.