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Table 4 Survival and prognostic index scores for all deceased residents and for those with and without dementia

From: The prognostic value of the NECPAL instrument, Palliative Prognostic Index, and PROFUND index in elderly residents of nursing homes with advanced chronic condition

 

Deceased (n = 56)

With dementia (n = 31)

Without dementia (n = 25)

p

Survival in days

m (sd) / md (P25–P75)

373.5 (± 222.328) / 320.5 (240.5-572.75)

358.7 (± 242.304) / 321 (179–558)

391.9 (± 198.119) / 315 (258-578.5)

0.604*

Deceased residents n = 56(%)

< 3 months

7 (12.5)

7 (22.6)

0 (0)

0.004**

< 6 months

12 (21.4)

8 (25.8)

4 (16)

0.145**

< 12 months

30 (53.6)

17 (54.8)

13 (52)

0.214**

< 24 months

56 (100)

31 (100)

25 (100)

0.093**

ACD NECPAL-ICO-CCOMS©4.0

Deceased n = 30 (53.6%)

Stage

I

11 (19.6)

7 (22.6)

4 (16)

0.734**

Stage

II

18 (32.1)

11 (35.5)

7 (28)

Stage

III

1 (1.8)

1 (3.2)

0 (0)

PPI score

m (sd) / md (P25–P75)

2.55 (± 2.621) / 2.5 (0-3.5)

3 (± 2.652) / 2.5 (0-3.5)

2 (± 2.525) / 1 (0-3.5)

0.140*

PROFUND score

m (sd) / md (P25–P75)

9.16 (± 4.080) / 9 (6.25-12)

10.06 (± 2.828) / 9 (9–12)

8.04 (± 5.078) / 9 (4-11.5)

0.051*

  1. *Mann-Whitney; **Chi-Square