Table 5. Descriptive statistics for APCA African POS total score and sub-scores

	Number of items	Mean	SD	Median	95% CI	Range
POS total score	18	32.2	10.8	32	30.4–34.1	11–67
POS physical symptoms	10	15.1	7.6	15	13.8–16.4	0–35
POS emotional symptoms	4	9.7	3.7	10	9.1–10.35	1–20
POS communication/practice issues	4	7.3	3.7	7	6.74–8.03	0–17

APCA, African Palliative Care Association; POS, palliative care outcome scale; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.