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Table 3 Preference of patients with cancer pain to end-of-life care (n = 104)

From: Willingness of patients with cancer pain to participate in end-of-life decisions: a multi-center cross-sectional study from three coastal provinces in southern China

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)