Table 4 The influence of patients’ knowledge of the end-stage disease on the final choice of death place and rescue method
From: A questionnaire survey on the implementation of palliative care in the emergency department in China
All informed (n = 45) | Partially informed (n = 13) | Know nothing about the end-stage disease (n = 7) | Weather the patient know about the disease is unknown (n = 17) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The last chosen place of death | 0.314 | ||||
Resuscitation room | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Medical care places with accompanying families | 25 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
The last selected rescue method | 0.456 | ||||
Give up all treatment | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
DNR | 25 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |
Agree with all rescue measures | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 |