Preferences to end of life (EOL) care | N (%) |
---|---|
Preference to EOL decision-maker | |
 Patients’ own | 9 (8.7) |
 Spouse | 64 (61.5) |
 Parents | 3 (2.9) |
 Offspring | 24 (23.1) |
 Relatives | 3 (2.9) |
 Friends | 1 (1.0) |
Preference to life-support care | |
 Medication for life-support | |
  Yes | 62 (59.7) |
  Not sure | 17 (16.3) |
  No | 25 (24.0) |
 Intensive care unit | |
  Yes | 38 (36.5) |
  Not sure | 17 (16.3) |
  No | 49 (47.1) |
 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |
  Yes | 29 (27.9) |
  Not sure | 16 (15.4) |
  No | 59 (56.7) |
 Nutritional maintain to support life | |
  Yes | 52 (50.0) |
  Not sure | 19 (18.3) |
  No | 33 (31.7) |
 Mechanical ventilation | |
  Yes | 25 (24.0) |
  Not sure | 20 (19.2) |
  No | 59 (56.7) |
Preferred place of death | |
 Home | 75 (72.1) |
 Hospital | 19 (18.3) |
 At the client’s discretion | 10 (9.6) |