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Table 1 Characteristics of the residents

From: Consensus on treatment for residents in long-term care facilities: perspectives from relatives and care staff in the PACE cross-sectional study in 6 European countries

 

Residents about whom relatives filled in the question on consensus amongst all involved (n = 790)

Residents about whom care staff filled in the question on consensus amongst all involved (n = 1284)

Resident characteristics

 Age > 85 n (%)

410 (54.8)

686 (55.4)

 Sex, female n (%)

520 (68.6)

814 (65.7)

 Dementia* n (%)

424 (55.4)

898 (70.5)

 Health in last week of life*a median (IQR)

10 (5.0–25.0)

20 (10.0–40.0)

 Comfort level during the last week of life*b mean (sd)

29.25 (5.72)

30.61 (5.37)

  1. *As assessed by relative and care staff, respectively
  2. aMeasured by EQ-5DLD5, higher scores indicate a better health status (0–100)
  3. bMeasured by EOLD-CAD, higher scores indicate a higher comfort level (14–42)
  4. Missing values care staff: age 46, sex 45, dementia 10, health 51, comfort 67
  5. Missing values relatives: age 42, sex 32, dementia 24, health 35, comfort 87
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BMC Palliative Care

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