Table 1 Characteristics of 1,338 hospitalized deceased adult cancer patients with DNRa orders and identifiable documents
Variables (mean ± SDb) | Number (%) | Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Year | DNR document type | ||
2017 | 665 (49.70) | Letter of intent | 754 (56.35) |
2018 | 673 (50.30) | Consent form | 584 (43.65) |
Sex | Family meeting | ||
Male | 811 (60.61) | No | 953 (71.23) |
Female | 527 (40.39) | Yes | 385 (28.77) |
Age group (66.79 ± 14.20 years) | Hospice palliative care | ||
20–64 | 599 (44.77) | No | 320 (23.92) |
≥ 65 | 739 (55.23) | Yes | 1018 (76.08) |
Highest education level | Last admitted ward | ||
None | 206 (15.40) | Intensive care unit | 78 (05.83) |
Primary to high school | 898 (67.12) | Ordinary | 693 (51.79) |
Diploma or above | 234 (17.49) | Hospice | 567 (42.38) |
Children number ( 2.59 ± 1.47) | Last admission service specialty | ||
0 | 134 (10.01) | Surgery | 217 (16.22) |
1–2 | 518 (38.71) | Internal medicine | 402 (30.04) |
≥ 3 | 686 (51.27) | Family medicine | 719 (53.74) |
Marital status | Final discharge status | ||
Married | 911 (68.09) | Death | 1059 (79.15) |
Othersc | 427 (31.91) | Impending death | 279 (20.85) |
First DNR order to death length (31.70 ± 55.23 days) | Last hospital stay length (18.77 ± 19.21 days) | ||
0–7 | 546 (40.81) | 0–7 | 433 (32.36) |
8–29 | 428 (31.99) | 8–29 | 640 (47.83) |
≥ 30 | 364 (27.20) | ≥ 30 | 265 (19.81) |