Table 2: Clinical Characteristics of Patient Population

Table 2: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENT POPULATION

Clinical characteristics of referrals:			N=132
			n	(%)
	AIDS diagnosis		119	(90)
	Median CD4+ T. Lymphocyte count		35/mm;
	Median HIV viral load		53,813 copies/ml
	Median MMSE score		0 (range 0-30)¹
	Median Karnofsky score		40 (range 10-90)
	Receiving HAART at enrollment?²		34	(26)
	Receiving PCP prophylaxis at enrollment?²		53/ 112	(47)
	Receiving MAC prophylaxis at enrollment?²		50/ 99	(51)
	Activities-of-daily-living?³
		No serious impairments	31	(29)
		One serious impairment	11	(11)
		Two or more serious impairments	66	(61)

¹ MMSE = Folstein mini-mental status examination; includes patients unable to respond due to altered mental status, scored as "zero". For patients able to respond (n=59), median MMSE=24.

² Based on standard eligibility criteria for each treatment.

³ Rapid Disabilities Rating Scale (RDRS-2) (n=98). See reference 12.

[Citation: Selwyn PA, Rivard M, Kappell D, Goeren B, LaFosse H, Schwartz C, Caraballo R, Luciano D, Post LF. Palliative care for AIDS at a large urban teaching hospital: Program description and preliminary outcomes. Innovations in End-of-Life Care. 2002;4(3), www.edc.org/lastacts/]

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