Characteristics | Age, years | Number of patients | OR | 95% CI | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breathlessness occurrencea | 18–64 | 42/63 (67%) | 1.76 | .88–3.50 | .11 |
65–74 | 138/183 (75%) | 2.69 | 1.54–4.71 | .001 | |
75–84 | 379/497 (76%) | 2.82 | 1.72–4.62 | <.001 | |
85–94 | 353/504 (70%) | 2.05 | 1.26–3.34 | .004 | |
≥95 | 41/77 (53%) | Ref | |||
Anxiety occurrencea | 18–64 | 40/54 (74%) | 1.60 | .75–3.44 | .23 |
65–74 | 106/148 (72%) | 1.41 | .79–2.54 | .25 | |
75–84 | 319/456 (70%) | 1.30 | .79–2.16 | .30 | |
85–94 | 310/453 (68%) | 1.21 | .73–2.01 | .45 | |
≥95 | 50/78 (64%) | Ref | |||
Delirium occurrencea | 18–64 | 13/48 (27%) | .65 | .29–1.46 | .30 |
65–74 | 53/149 (36%) | .97 | .53–1.77 | .91 | |
75–84 | 165/408 (40%) | 1.19 | .69–2.04 | .53 | |
85–94 | 178/419 (43%) | 1.29 | .76–2.21 | .35 | |
≥95 | 24/66 (36%) | Ref | |||
Respiratory secretions occurrencea | 18–64 | 22/62 (36%) | .61 | .31–1.19 | .15 |
65–74 | 83/185 (45%) | .90 | .53–1.51 | .68 | |
75–84 | 231/511 (45%) | .91 | .57–1.45 | .69 | |
85–94 | 256/517 (50%) | 1.08 | .68–1.72 | .74 | |
≥95 | 39/82 (48%) | Ref | |||
Nausea occurrencea | 18–64 | 6/43 (14%) | 1.46 | .44–4.88 | .54 |
65–74 | 19/135 (14%) | 1.47 | .56–3.90 | .43 | |
75–84 | 39/378 (10%) | 1.04 | .42–2.56 | .94 | |
85–94 | 30/406 (7%) | .72 | .29–1.81 | .48 | |
≥95 | 6/60 (10%) | Ref | |||
Pain occurrencea | 18–64 | 34/64 (53%) | .71 | .36–1.38 | .31 |
65–74 | 112/172 (65%) | 1.17 | .67–2.03 | .59 | |
75–84 | 296/479 (62%) | 1.01 | .62–1.65 | .97 | |
85–94 | 296/490 (60%) | .95 | .58–1.56 | .85 | |
≥95 | 48/78 (62%) | Ref | |||
Close friend(s) and/or relative(s) present with or without staff at the time of deatha | 18–64 | 20/71 (28%) | 1.43 | .68–3.01 | .35 |
65–74 | 71/203 (35%) | 1.96 | 1.07–3.61 | .030 | |
75–84 | 150/537 (28%) | 1.41 | .80–2.50 | .23 | |
85–94 | 108/529 (20%) | .94 | .53–1.67 | .82 | |
≥95 | 17/79 (22%) | Ref | |||
Someone present at the time of deatha | 18–64 | 51/71 (72%) | 2.62 | 1.33–.5.16 | .006 |
65–74 | 133/203 (66%) | 1.95 | 1.15–3.30 | .013 | |
75–84 | 312/537 (58%) | 1.42 | .89–2.28 | .15 | |
85–94 | 270/529 (51%) | 1.07 | .67–1.72 | .78 | |
≥95 | 39/79 (49%) | Ref | |||
Parenteral fluids/nutrition or enteral-tube feeding given during the last 24 hoursa | 18–64 | 37/70 (53%) | 3.06 | 1.55–6.02 | .001 |
65–74 | 92/200 (46%) | 2.32 | 1.32–4.08 | .003 | |
75–84 | 213/545 (39%) | 1.75 | 1.04–2.94 | .034 | |
85–94 | 171/536 (32%) | 1.28 | .76–2.15 | .36 | |
≥95 | 22/82 (27%) | Ref |