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Total n = 180
|
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n
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(%)
|
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Sex
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Female
|
123
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(68)
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Male
|
57
|
(32)
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Relationship to deceased
|
Husband or wife
|
18
|
(10)
|
Son or daughter
|
97
|
(54)
|
Other relative
|
40
|
(22)
|
Friend
|
8
|
(4)
|
Matron or wardena
|
15
|
(8)
|
Unknown
|
2
|
(1)
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Frequency of contact with deceased study participant before they died
|
Lived with her/him
|
29
|
(16)
|
Daily
|
45
|
(25)
|
At least once a week
|
77
|
(43)
|
Less than once a week
|
29
|
(16)
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Interval from study participant’s death to retrospective informant interview
|
Years: median [IQR]
|
2.3
|
[1.3–3.7]
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- Footnotes
- Column percentages total 100% for each sub-group - apparent slight discrepancies due to rounding
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aMatron or other member of staff in a care home, or warden in a sheltered housing scheme
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Most informants were women, usually relatives, most often a daughter or son, and the majority had been in close contact with the deceased participant before they died: 84% were either living with them, visiting daily or seeing them more than once a week