Table 2 End-of-life care and last place of care characteristics
Variable | Data (n = 377 patients) |
|---|---|
LoS on palliative care, median (IQR) | 11 (5–17) |
General living situation, n (%) | |
► Urban setting | 250 (66) |
► Rural setting | 127 (34) |
Admission from, n (%) | |
► Inpatient wards | 190 (50) |
► Home | 98 (26) |
► Intensive care unit | 42 (11) |
► Emergency department | 28 (8) |
► Institution1 | 19 (5) |
Discharge to, n (%) | |
► Death on PC wards | 204 (54) |
► Home | 77 (20) |
► Nursing facility | 54 (14) |
► Hospice | 18 (5) |
► Rehabilitation facility | 18 (5) |
► Other hospital | 6 (2) |
Living situation pre-admission | |
► With relatives | 229 (61) |
► Alone | 102 (27) |
► Institution | 43 (11) |
► Other2 | 3 (1) |
Next relative | |
► Partner | 227 (60) |
► Child | 72 (19) |
► Other relative | 52 (14) |
► Friend | 17 (5) |
► None | 9 (2) |
GP actively involved in EoL care | |
► Yes | 279 (74) |