2015 Most difficult consultation (N = 498) | 2016/2017 Most recent consultation | ||||||||
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Difficult (N = 203) | Not difficult (N = 735) | ||||||||
N | % | (95% CI) | N | % | (95% CI) | N | % | (95% CI) | |
Age | |||||||||
< 70 years | 208 | 45 | (40–49) | 78 | 39 | (32–46) | 260 | 36 | (32–39) |
70–79 years | 101 | 22 | (18–26) | 36 | 18 | (13–24) | 240 | 33 | (30–36) |
≥ 80 years | 157 | 34 | (30–38) | 86 | 43 | (36–50) | 229 | 31 | (28–35) |
Sex (female) | 255 | 53 | (48–57) | 104 | 52 | (44–58) | 339 | 46 | (43–50) |
Main diagnosis | |||||||||
Cancer | 162 | 34 | (29–38) | 73 | 36 | (30–43) | 551 | 75 | (72–78) |
Heart failure/CVA | 42 | 9 | (6–11) | 23 | 11 | (8–16) | 35 | 5 | (3–6) |
MS/ALS | 21 | 4 | (3–6) | 7 | 4 | (2–7) | 22 | 3 | (2–4) |
COPD | 17 | 4 | (2–5) | 7 | 4 | (2–7) | 33 | 5 | (3–6) |
Accumulation of age-related health problems | 53 | 11 | (8–14) | 29 | 14 | (10–20) | 28 | 4 | (3–5) |
Dementia | 44 | 9 | (7–12) | 17 | 8 | (5–13) | 9 | 1 | (1–2) |
Psychiatric disorder | 46 | 10 | (7–12) | 18 | 9 | (6–13) | 3 | 0 | (0–1) |
Other | 99 | 21 | (17–24) | 28 | 14 | (10–19) | 53 | 7 | (6–9) |