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Table 7 Predictors of needs based on demographic data (Patient)

From: Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs?

Univariable and multivariable linear regression analysis on CNAT Total Scores (Patient)

Dependent: CNAT_Total

 

No.

Coefficient (95%CI)

P (wald)

Adjusted Coefficient (95%CI)

P (wald)

Age

[24,91]

NA

−0.33 (− 0.44 to − 0.22)

< 0.001

− 0.31 (− 0.42 to − 0.20)

< 0.001

Clinical Setting

Inpatient

249

1

   

SOC

350

−8.78 (−11.07 to −6.49)

< 0.001

−6.59 (−9.29 to −3.90)

< 0.001

Race

Chinese

495

1

   

Indian

25

0.38 (−5.51 to 6.27)

0.899

  

Malay

67

5.78 (2.04 to 9.52)

0.003

  

Others

12

0.79 (−7.60 to 9.19)

0.853

  

Gender

Female

304

1

 

1

 

Male

295

0.90 (−1.47 to 3.26)

0.457

3.14 (0.91 to 5.36)

0.006

Employment Status

Employed

176

1

   

Unemployed

423

−1.30 (−3.89 to 1.29)

0.325

  

Aware of Cancer

Yes

582

1

 

1

 

No

6

−9.22 (−21.05 to 2.61)

0.126

−11.30 (− 22.26 to − 0.34)

0.043

Unsure

11

−5.99 (−14.76 to 2.79)

0.181

− 2.66 (− 10.81 to 5.48)

0.521

Receive Chemotherapy

Yes

283

1

   

No

311

−0.14 (− 2.52 to 2.24)

0.908

  

Unsure

5

−4.95 (−18.00 to 8.10)

0.456

  

Receive Radiotherapy

Yes

34

1

   

No

558

−7.56 (−12.63 to −2.48)

0.004

  

Unsure

7

−10.86 (− 22.78 to 1.06)

0.074

  

Palliative Care

With Palliative Care

151

1

   

Without Palliative Care

448

−3.33 (−6.04 to −0.62)

0.016

  

Paired with Caregiver

Non-paired

374

1

 

1

 

Paired

225

0.55 (−1.89 to 2.99)

0.66

3.20 (0.91 to 5.49)

0.006

Education

Primary and lower

225

1

 

1

 

Secondary and above

314

3.05 (0.53 to 5.57)

0.018

3.19 (0.81 to 5.56)

0.009

University

60

1.34 (−2.85 to 5.52)

0.53

1.80 (−2.16 to 5.77)

0.373

Cancer Type

Breast

92

1

   

Colorectal

121

−2.64 (−6.63 to 1.36)

0.195

  

Lung

106

−0.37 (−4.48 to 3.75)

0.861

  

Multiple primary

20

−4.85 (−11.98 to 2.27)

0.182

  

Others

260

−2.38 (−5.89 to 1.12)

0.182

  

KPS

[20,90]

NA

−0.18 (−0.25 to − 0.12)

< 0.001

− 0.13 (− 0.20 to − 0.06)

< 0.001