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Table 2 Exclusion criteria for patients from specialized palliative care ward (n = 105)

From: Implementing a home-based exercise program for patients with advanced, incurable diseases after discharge and their caregivers: lessons we have learned

 

No: n (%)

Yes: n (%)

Total n (%)a

Neurological or orthopedic diseasesb

75 (71)

30 (29)

105 (100)

Osseous metastases

93 (89)

12 (11)

105 (100)

Heart diseases: NYHA III–IV

92 (88)

12 (11)

104 (99)

Hypertensive emergency last 12 months

101 (96)

4 (4)

105 (100)

Bleeding tendency

94 (90)

10 (9)

104 (99)

Dyspnea during movement (VRS ≥2)

66 (63)

39 (37)

105 (100)

  1. n number of patients, NYHA New York Heart Association, VRS verbal rating scale (0–4)
  2. aTotal n vary slightly due to missing data
  3. bOnly if disease impeded execution of home-based exercise program