Table 2 Comparison of the provision of end-of-life care at EHCSa by the characteristics of HVNAb and EHCS
Variables | Total n=342 n (%) or Mean±SD | Provided EOLc care n=74 n (%) or Mean±SD | Not provided EOL care n=268 n (%) or Mean±SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation with a EHCS | Affiliated | 52(15.2%) | 26(35.1%) | 26(9.7%) |
Not affiliated | 278(81.3%) | 45(60.8%) | 233(86.9%) | |
Unknown | 12(3.5%) | 3(4.1%) | 9(3.4%) | |
The number of residents /visits for last month in a collaborated EHCS | Residents using long-term care insurance | 5.2±9.5 | 10.9±13.4 | 3.6±8.0 |
Residents using medical insurance | 0.03±0.27 | 0±0 | 0.03±0.30 | |
Residents paying out-of-pocket | 26.6±74.9 | 62.5±112.8 | 17.2±61.5 | |
Visits using long-term care insurance | 32.7±65.3 | 65.1±98.8 | 23.2±51.6 | |
Visits using medical insurance | 2.4±7.9 | 3.4±5.7 | 2.1±8.4 | |
Visits paying out-of-pocket | 0.2±2.0 | 0±0 | 0.3±2.3 | |
Duration of collaboration with the EHCS | Less than 3 years | 231(67.5%) | 36(48.6%) | 195(72.8%) |
More than 3 years | 111(32.5%) | 38(51.4%) | 73(27.2%) | |
The reason for starting home-visit nursing for a EHCS resident (multiple answers) | Requested by a EHCS staff | 95(27.8%) | 35(47.3%) | 60(22.4%) |
Requested by a physician | 126(36.8%) | 39(52.7%) | 87(32.5%) | |
Requested by a hospital staff | 50(14.6%) | 13(17.6%) | 37(13.8%) | |
Requested by a care manager | 212(62.0%) | 45(60.8%) | 167(62.3%) | |
HVNA user and admitted to a EHCS | 75(21.9%) | 10(13.5%) | 65(24.3%) | |
Unknown | 1(0.3%) | 0(0%) | 1(0.4%) | |
Others | 22(6.4%) | 3(4.1%) | 19(7.1%) | |