n “comfortable” / total each group (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% C.I.) | |
---|---|---|
Socio-Demographics | ||
Age | 145/180 | |
< 90 years old | 62/78 (79) | 1 |
≥ 90 years old | 83/102 (81) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) |
Sex | 145/180 | |
Male | 46/57 (81) | 1 |
Female | 99/123 (80) | 1.0 (0.4–2.2) |
Marital statusa | 143/178 | |
Married | 31/38 (82) | 1 |
Widowed | 98/123 (80) | 0.9 (0.3–2.2) |
Single | 14/17 (82) | 1.1 (0.2–4.7) |
School leaving agea | 144/179 | |
≤ 14 years old | 90/115 (78) | 1 |
≥ 15 years old | 54/64 (84) | 1.5 (0.7–3.4) |
Social classab | 143/178 | |
Non-manual | 61/79 (77) | 1 |
Manual | 82/99 (83) | 1.4 (0.7–3.0) |
Place of residence at last interviewc | 145/180 | |
Home | 104/134 (78) | 1 |
Long-term care | 41/46 (89) | 2.4 (0.9–6.5) |
Location of End of Life Care | ||
Place of care during final illnessc | 145/180 | |
Hospital | 55/75 (73) | 1 |
Home | 24/33 (73) | 1.0 (0.4–2.4) |
Long-term care | 66/72 (92) | 4.0 (1.5–10.7) |
Place of deathc | 145/180 | |
Hospital | 59/85 (69) | 1 |
Home | 17/19 (89) | 3.7 (0.8–17.4) |
Long-term care | 69/76 (91) | 4.3 (1.8–10.7) |
Places of care and death - transitions at the end of lifead | 137/169 | |
Care in final illness: hospital Place of death: hospital | 53/71 (75) | 1 |
Final illness: home Place of death: hospital | 6/13 (46) | 0.3 (0.1–1.0) |
Final illness: home Place of death: home | 14/16 (88) | 2.4 (0.5–11.5) |
Final illness: long-term care Place of death: long-term care | 64/69 (93) | 4.3 (1.5–12.5) |
Place of death same as usual address | 145/180 | |
No | 76/105 (72) | 1 |
Yes | 69/75 (92) | 4.4 (1.7–11.2) |
Health & Disability | ||
Dementia status | 145/180 | |
No dementia-cognitively intact | 25/33 (76) | 1 |
Cognitively impaired +/− minimal/mild dem | 61/81 (75) | 1.0 (0.4–2.5) |
Moderate/severe dementia | 59/66 (89) | 2.7 (0.9–8.2) |
Duration of final illnessa | 145/180 | |
Less than a week | 39/44 (89) | 1 |
7 days up to a month | 62/80 (78) | 0.4 (0.2–1.3) |
1 month or more | 44/56 (79) | 0.5 (0.2–1.5) |
No. of hospital admissions/year since last interviewa | 138/173 | |
None | 79/98 (81) | 1 |
One or more | 59/75 (79) | 0.9 (0.4–1.9) |
Functional disabilities in ADLs | 145/180 | |
No basic or instrumental ADL disability | 8/10 (80) | 1 |
Instrumental ADL disability only | 14/ 20 (70) | 0.6 (0.1–3.6) |
Basic + instrumental ADL disability | 123/150 (82) | 1.1 (0.2–5.7) |
Receiving service support (excluding long-term care)a | 100/130 | |
More than once a week | 33/51 (65) | 1 |
Once a week | 32/38 (84) | 2.9 (1.0–8.3) |
None | 35/41 (85) | 3.2 (1.1–9.0) |
Informants & Interviews | ||
Informant’s sex | 145/180 | |
Male | 50/57 (88) | 1 |
Female | 95/123 (77) | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) |
Informant’s relationship to participanta | 143/178 | |
Husband or wife | 15/18 (83) | 1 |
Son or daughter | 78/97 (80) | 0.8 (0.2–3.1) |
Other relative | 8/12 (67) | 0.4 (0.1–2.2) |
Friend | 6/8 (75) | 0.6 (0.1–4.5) |
Warden or matron | 13/15 (87) | 1.3 (0.2–9.0) |
Other | 23/28 (82) | 0.9 (0.2–4.4) |
How often informant saw participant | 145/180 | |
Lived with participant | 24/29 (83) | 1 |
Daily | 35/45 (78) | 0.7 (0.2–2.4) |
More than once a week | 45/55 (82) | 0.9 (0.3–3.1) |
Once a week | 18/22 (82) | 0.9 (0.2–4.0) |
Less than once a week | 23/29 (79) | 0.8 (0.2–3.0) |
Interval from last survey interview to death | 145/180 | |
< median | 73/90 (81) | 1 |
≥ median | 72/90 (80) | 0.9 (0.4–1.9) |
Interval from death to informant interview | 145/180 | |
< median | 70/90 (78) | 1 |
≥ median | 75/90 (83) | 1.4 (0.7–3.0) |