Presence of symptoms and symptom relief for patients in the last week of life
Pain n (%) | Sleep problems n (%) | Nausea n (%) | Fatigue n (%) | Loss of appetite n (%) | Breathing problems n (%) | Bowel problems n (%) | Psychological problems n (%) | |
Presence of symptoms | N=215 | N=202 | N=209 | N=213 | N=211 | N=206 | N=201 | N=205 |
Yes | 125 (58.1) | 84 (41.6) | 86 (41.1) | 166 (77.9) | 170 (80.6) | 121 (58.7) | 67 (33.4) | 92 (44.9) |
No | 70 (32.6) | 95 (47.0) | 96 (45.9) | 30 (14.1) | 23 (10.9) | 67 (32.5) | 107 (53.2) | 81 (39.5) |
Unknown | 20 (9.3) | 23 (11.4) | 27 (13.0) | 17 (8.0) | 18 (8.5) | 18 (8.8) | 27 (13.4) | 32 (15.6) |
If symptom reported, to what degree was it addressed? | N=117 | N=81 | N=80 | N=156 | N=161 | N=115 | N=60 | N=90 |
Well addressed | 78 (66.7) | 37 (45.7) | 49 (61.2) | 57 (36.5) | 51 (31.7) | 70 (60.9) | 28 (46.7) | 36 (40.0) |
Not well addressed | 36 (30.8) | 40 (49.4) | 25 (31.3) | 85 (54.5) | 91 (56.5) | 40 (34.8) | 30 (50.0) | 49 (54.4) |
Unknown | 3 (2.5) | 4 (4.9) | 6 (7.5) | 14 (9.0) | 19 (11.8) | 5 (4.3) | 2 (3.3) | 5 (5.6) |