Table 3 Patients’ perceptions of care received across the four settings, by dimensions and single items
Perceived reality (PR) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimension/single item | Hospice inpatient care (HIC) | Hospice day care (HDC) | Palliative units in nursing homes (PUNH) | Home care (HC) | |||||||
n = 72 | Missing | n = 51 | Missing | n = 30 | Missing | n = 38 | Missing | ||||
Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | F (df, error) | P value* | P value** | |||||
Medical–technical competence | 3.25 (0.10) | 7 | 3.02 (0.10) | 2 | 3.04 (0.13) | 2 | 2.76 (0.13) | 5 | 3.16 (3, 168) | 0.026 | |
Physical–technical conditions | 3.62 (0.08) | 7 | 3.43 (0.09) | 2 | 3.48 (0.12) | 2 | 3.32 (0.12) | 5 | 1.86 (3, 168) | 0.138 | |
Identity-oriented approach | 3.46 (0.06) | 7 | 3.39 (0.07) | 2 | 3.11 (0.09) | 2 | 3.16 (0.09) | 2 | 4.55 (3, 171) | 0.004 | HIC > PUNH: 0.013 |
Sociocultural atmosphere | 3.45 (0.07) | 8 | 3.34 (0.08) | 2 | 3.25 (0.10) | 3 | 2.95 (0.09) | 4 | 6.45 (3, 167) | <0.001 | HIC > HC: <0.001 HDC > HC: 0.008 |
Medical care (single item) | 3.72 (0.09) | 8 | 3.53 (0.11) | 4 | 3.68 (0.16) | 2 | 3.04 (0.15) | 2 | 5.65 (3, 165) | 0.001 | HIC > HC: 0.001 PUNH > HC: 0.018 |
Personal hygiene (single item) | 3.60 (0.10) | 15 | 3.23 (0.17) | 34 | 3.69 (0.14) | 5 | 3.37 (0.16) | 15 | 2.17 (3, 115) | 0.095 | |
Pleasant and safe atmosphere (single item) | 3.79 (0.05) | 16 | 4.00 (0.06) | 17 | 3.95 (0.07) | 5 | – | – | 4.75 (2, 109) | 0.011 | HDC > HIC: 0.009 |