Table 7 The multivariable logistic regression analysis of the preference for hospice care (N = 119)

Another one being cared for at home

1.010

5.28

1

2.74

0.02

1.16

6.47

Hiring a nursing assistant

0.79

0.93

1

2.20

0.34

0.44

10.97

Participants’ perception of patients’ QOL

 High/very high (reference category)

 Moderate

-1.23

2.65

1

0.29

0.10

0.07

1.29

 Poor

-0.42

0.15

1

0.66

0.70

0.08

5.52

 No quality

-2.32

3.63

1

0.10

0.06

0.01

1.07

Participants’ satisfaction with patients’ QOL

 Satisfactory/very satisfactory (reference category)

 Moderate satisfaction

0.10

0.02

1

1.11

0.89

0.27

4.51

 Low satisfaction

1.68

1.56

1

5.37

0.21

0.38

75.35

 No satisfaction

0.34

0.11

1

1.40

0.74

0.20

9.99

Participants’ perception of disease progression

 Being cured (reference category)

 Becoming better

0.72

1.29

1

2.05

0.26

0.60

7.03

 No change

0.16

0.05

1

1.18

0.83

0.28

5.01

 Deteriorating/terminal stage

1.91

3.31

1

6.72

0.07

0.86

52.42

Hospice introduction from doctors

 No (reference category)

 Not sure

0.23

0.03

1

1.26

0.86

0.09

17.59

 Yes

1.14

3.22

1

3.14

0.07

0.90

10.97

Constant

0.02

0.00

1

1.02

0.97