| Phase; variable | All stages | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | Stage IV | Not staged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial care | n = 31 237 | n = 4 940 | n = 6 707 | n = 7 277 | n = 3 571 | n = 8 742 |
| Used home care services, no. (%) | 18 574 (59.5) | 2 009 (40.7) | 4 034 (60.1) | 5 665 (77.8) | 2 733 (76.5) | 4 133 (47.3) |
| No. of visits per 30 d | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 3.4 (3.4–3.5) | 2.1 (1.9–2.2) | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) | 4.1 (4.0–4.3) | 4.8 (4.6–5.0) | 3.2 (3.0–3.3) |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (0–5) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (0–5) | 3 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) |
| Cost per 30 d, $ | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 323 (318–329) | 191 (181–201) | 309 (299–320) | 407 (397–418) | 477 (459–495) | 276 (266–287) |
| Median (IQR) | 165 (0–469) | 0 (0–256) | 152 (0–453) | 302 (104–545) | 348 (86–654) | 0 (0–379) |
| Continuing care | n = 27 861 | n = 4 507 | n = 6 137 | n = 6 543 | n = 2 629 | n = 8 045 |
| Used home care services, no. (%) | 14 501 (52.0) | 1 216 (27.0) | 2 797 (45.6) | 4 697 (71.8) | 2 154 (81.9) | 3 637 (45.2) |
| No. of visits per 30 d | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 1.0 (1.0–1.2) | 2.1 (1.9–2.2) | 2.7 (2.6–2.9) | 4.5 (4.2–4.8) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–5) | 0 (0–1) |
| Cost per 30 d, $ | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 160 (156–165) | 71 (64–78) | 142 (132–151) | 211 (201–221) | 370 (349–391) | 115 (108–121) |
| Median (IQR) | 10 (0–158) | 0 (0–13) | 0 (0–117) | 69 (0–247) | 202 (53–452) | 0 (0–79) |
| Terminal care | n = 11 271 | n = 454 | n = 1 078 | n = 1 640 | n = 3 613 | n = 4 486 |
| Used home care services, no. (%) | 7 619 (67.6) | 237 (52.2) | 724 (67.2) | 1 202 (73.3) | 2 866 (79.3) | 2 590 (57.7) |
| No. of visits per 30 d | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 6.9 (6.7–7.1) | 4.2 (3.5–5.0) | 6.3 (5.8–6.9) | 6.9 (6.4–7.5) | 8.4 (8.0–8.8) | 6.2 (5.9–6.5) |
| Median (IQR) | 2 (0–9) | 0 (0–5) | 2 (0–9) | 3 (0–9) | 5 (1–11) | 1 (0–8) |
| Cost per 30 d, $ | ||||||
| Mean (95% CI) | 616 (597–635) | 372 (301–443) | 523 (475–571) | 578 (539–618) | 795 (759–831) | 533 (502–565) |
| Median (IQR) | 271 (0–835) | 41 (0–492) | 238 (0–731) | 286 (0–819) | 489 (107–1 057) | 124 (0–675) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range. *In 2009 Canadian dollars. †Initial phase of care = 180 days after diagnosis, terminal phase = 180 days before death, continuing = interval between initial and terminal phases.