Table 3 The sample of patients included in this study
Age | Sex | Medical, functional and other problems encountered | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | Female | Depression, Pain, Overuse of painkillers |
2 | 61 | Male | Alcohol abuse, Epilepsy, Dementia |
3 | >75 | Female | Dementia, Pain, Epilepsy? |
4 | 78 | Female | Depression, Dementia and Aphasia after stroke, Incontinence |
5 | 82 | Male | Impaired peripheral circulation, Ulcers, Pain |
6 | 85 | Female | Asthma, Diabetes, Dementia, Infections |
7 | 86 | Male | Prostate hypertrophy, Uraemia |
8 | 87 | Female | Dementia, Heart failure, Incontinence, Diabetes |
9 | 87 | Male | Diabetes, Obesity, Neuropathy, Both legs amputated, Ulcers, Infections, Pain |
10 | 87 | Male | Metastasised kidney cancer, End of life care |
11 | 89 | Female | Glaucoma, Bad eyesight, Aortic stenosis, Dizziness and falls, Fractures |
12 | 89 | Female | Severe anaemia, Leg ulcers |
13 | 90 | Male | Diabetes, Arthrosis, Heart failure, Spanish speaking |
14 | 95 | Female | Aged, Deteriorating health, Pneumonia, End of life care |
15 | Very old | Male | Aged, Heart failure, Angina, Prostate hypertrophy, Dizziness and falls |