Table 2 Assessment of the current situation in German nursing homes
Mean in % ± SD(Median; IQR) | |
|---|---|
Estimated proportion of residents with an advance directive (n = 476) | 45.9 ± 21.6 (40.0; 30.0–60.0) |
Estimated proportion of advance directives that are informative regarding hospital transports at the end of life (n = 457) | 29.4 ± 27.2 (20.0; 10.0–50.0) |
Estimated proportion of advance directives that are not taken into account in accordance with residents’ wishes (n = 423) | 28.4 ± 26.8 (20.0; 5.0–50.0) |
Estimated proportion of residents dying in hospital (n = 462) | 31.5 ± 19.9 (30.0; 15.0–50.0) |
Estimation whether the proportion of residents died in hospital decreased, remained unchanged or increased over the last 10 years (n = 464) | in % (n) |
Decreased | 55.4 (257) |
Remained unchanged | 24.8 (115) |
Increased | 19.8 (92) |
Overall rating of end-of-life care in nursing homes (n = 469) | |
Rather poor | 35.4 (166) |
Rather good | 64.6 (303) |