2023 Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 32-39
We analyzed 495 home care patients. The mean age of all patients (195 males and 300 females) was 83.4±10.1 years. The mean age of male patients (81.0±11.7years) was significantly younger than the mean age of female patients (84.9±8.6 years) The mean age of patients with malignant disease was 77.1±9.9 years for men and 77.2±12.9 years for women, which was significantly lower than the mean age for benign disease, 82.0±12.0 years for men and 86.0±7.2 years for women. The survival rates for all patients were 75.5% at 1 year, 65.3% at 2 years, and 54.2% at 3 years. By gender (195 males and 298 females) , the rates were significantly higher for females：82.2% for females and 64.8% for males at 1 year, 71.9% for females and 54.5% for males at 2 years, and 65.4% for females and 37.4% for males at 3 years. Age at first diagnosis (HR 1.056 95%CI 1.0300 － 1.086) , gender (HR 2.744 95%CI 1.849 － 4.073) and PS (HR 1.627 95%CI 1.332 － 1.988) were significantly correlated with prognosis for survival in patients with benign disease. Forty nine (31.6%) patients died at home, 32 (20.6%) in a nursing home, 73 (47.1%) in a hospital, and 1 (0.6%) unknown.
