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Table 4 Clinical notes documenting problems (n = 2804) and wishes and wellbeing (n = 676)

From: Documentation of older people’s end-of-life care in the context of specialised palliative care: a retrospective review of patient records

Area

All notes

n (%)

Before last week1

n (%)

Last week2

n (%)

Problems

 Pain

848 (30)

479 (56)

369 (44)

 Respiratory/bleeding/circulation

529 (19)

302 (57)

227 (43)

 Nutrition problems

439 (16)

314 (72)

124 (28)

 Anxiety

278 (10)

109 (37)

169 (63)

 Fatigue

133 (5)

103 (78)

30 (22)

 Sleep problems

91 (3)

66 (73)

25 (27)

 Delirium

77 (3)

42 (54)

35 (46)

Mood

69 (2)

58 (84)

11 (16)

 Depressed/sad

53

  

 Angry/frustrated/dissatisfied

16

  

Fall/fall tendency

53 (2)

46 (87)

7 (13)

Skin problems

50 (2)

33 (67)

17 (33)

Movement difficulties

42 (2)

31 (74)

11 (26)

Neurological problems

13 (< 1)

5 (38)

8 (62)

Worsened general condition/death

182 (6)

48 (27)

133 (73)

Wishes and wellbeing

676

549 (81)

127 (19)

  1. 1 Documented before last week of life (n = 71 records), 2 Documented during the last week of life (n = 92 records)