Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study sample (N = 240)
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 61.5 (13.3) |
Sex | Â |
   Males | 126 (52.5) |
   Females | 114 (47.5) |
Setting of visit | Â |
Hospital ward | 116 (48.2) |
Pain therapy outpatients' department | 57 (23.8) |
Home palliative care | 24 (10.0) |
Oncology day hospital | 24 (10.0) |
Hospice | 10 (4.0) |
Day hospital for pain therapy or palliative care | 5 (2.0) |
Oncology outpatients' department | 4 (2.0) |
Primary cancer site or type | Â |
Digestive apparatusb | 69 (28.8) |
Urogenital systemc | 35 (14.7) |
Breast | 30 (12.5) |
Lung | 44 (18.3) |
Sarcoma | 10 (4.0) |
Leukemia and lymphoma | 5 (2.0) |
Head and neck | 5 (2.0) |
Melanoma | 2 (1.0) |
Other | 40 (16.7) |
Extent of disease | Â |
Metastatic | 181 (75.5) |
Locally advanced | 46 (19.2) |
Local | 5 (2.0) |
Unknown | 8 (3.3) |