Table 2 Characteristics of patients that had died during the course of treatment during the previous 12 months (n = 484)
From: End-of-life decision making by Austrian physicians - a cross-sectional study
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 253 | 52.3 |
Female | 223 | 46.1 |
Not specified | 8 | 1.7 |
Place of death | ||
Home | 217 | 44.8 |
Hospital | 183 | 37.8 |
Old people’s home, nursing home, care home | 62 | 12.8 |
Not specified | 13 | 2.7 |
Elsewhere | 9 | 1.9 |
Cause of death (Multiple answers possible) | ||
Cancer | 263 | 53.1 |
Cardiovascular disease | 110 | 22.2 |
Neurological disease (incl. stroke) | 27 | 5.5 |
Other or unknown | 54 | 10.9 |
Respiratory tract disease | 24 | 4.8 |
Not specified | 17 | 3.4 |
Age, median (min – max) | 78 (19–101) years | |