| Participation in CPR/DNAR discussion | Participation in EOL disclosure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n=112) | No (n=224) | p value | Yes (n=171) | No (n=170) | p value | |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 83 (74.1%) | 135 (60.3%) | 0.012 | 117 (68.4%) | 104 (61.2%) | 0.16 |
 Female | 29 (25.9%) | 89 (39.7%) |  | 54 (31.6%) | 66 (38.8%) |  |
Age, years (mean, SD) | 68.1±13.5 | 70.7±15.7 | 0.034 | 67.4±13.5 | 72.4±15.7 | <0.001 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 69 (61.6%) | 151 (67.4%) | 0.29 | 118 (69.0%) | 108 (63.5%) | 0.29 |
 Unmarried | 43 (38.4%) | 73 (32.6%) |  | 53 (31.0%) | 62 (36.5%) |  |
Family structure | ||||||
 Living alone | 32 (28.6%) | 32 (14.3%) | 0.002 | 40 (23.4%) | 25 (14.7%) | 0.041 |
 Living with family | 80 (71.4%) | 192 (85.7%) |  | 131 (76.6%) | 145 (85.3%) |  |
Presence of mental illness | ||||||
 Yes | 9 (8.0%) | 37 (16.5%) | 0.033 | 14 (8.2%) | 32 (18.8%) | 0.004 |
 No | 103 (92.0%) | 187 (83.5%) |  | 157 (91.8%) | 138 (81.2%) |  |
Diagnosis | ||||||
 Cancer | 75 (67.0%) | 121 (54.0%) | 0.023 | 122 (71.3%) | 77 (45.3%) | <0.001 |
 Non-cancer | 37 (33.0%) | 103 (46.0%) |  | 49 (28.7%) | 93 (54.7%) |  |
Number of hospitalization in the last two years (mean, SD) | 3.7±2.8 | 3.5±3.2 | 0.049 | 4.0±3.2 | 3.2±2.9 | <0.001 |
Period from the diagnosis to the death, days (mean, SD) | 1103±1203 | 998±1905 | 0.006 | 1261±2120 | 815±1299 | 0.001 |
Length of the last hospital stay, days (mean, SD) | 32.1±38.4 | 35.9±44.3 | 0.46 | 32.9±38.2 | 35.8±46.0 | 0.66 |
Period from the first applicable IC to the death, days (mean, SD) | 100.8±239.0 | 66.2±170.5 | <0.001 | 113.8±240.5 | 35.7±72.6 | <0.001 |
Place of discussion | ||||||
 Outpatient service | 14 (12.5%) | 17 (7.6%) | 0.143a | 37 (21.6%) | 18 (10.6%) | 0.006a |
 Inpatient service | 98 (87.5%) | 207 (92.4%) |  | 134 (78.4%) | 152 (89.4%) |  |
  last hospitalization | 67 (59.8%) | 178 (79.5%) | <0.001b | 89 (52.0%) | 134 (78.8%) | <0.001b |
  other hospitalizations | 31 (27.7%) | 29 (12.9%) |  | 45 (26.3%) | 18 (10.6%) |  |