Table 2 Sample demographics and characteristics (n = 286)
Total sample n(%) | Cancer n(%) | Dementia n(%) | Cancer & Dementia n(%) | Chronic Disease n(%) | p b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Sample a | 286 (100) | 48 (17) | 140 (49) | 12 (4) | 86 (30) | |
Age | .20 | |||||
Lowest to 80 years | 64 (23) | 23 (49) | 22 (16) | 3 (25) | 16 (19) | |
81 years to 91 years | 126 (45) | 14 (30) | 75 (54) | 7 (58) | 30 (36) | |
92 years and over | 91 (32) | 10 (21) | 41 (30) | 2 (17) | 38 (45) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 104 (41) | 25 (58) | 52 (40) | 3 (33) | 24 (32) | .02 |
Female | 152 (59) | 18 (42) | 77 (60) | 6 (67) | 51 (68) | |
Ethnicity | .20 | |||||
NZ European | 232 (86) | 39 (89) | 115 (85) | 7 (58) | 71 (89) | |
Maori | 6 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (17) | 2 (3) | |
Pacific Islander | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Asian | 10 (4) | 0 (0) | 9 (7) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | |
Other | 22 (8) | 4 (9) | 9 (7) | 2 (9) | 7 (9) | |
Level of care at time of death | .12 | |||||
Rest Home (low level) | 28 (10) | 2 (4) | 11 (8) | 2 (17) | 13 (16) | |
Private Hospital (high level) | 217 (77) | 46 (96) | 93 (67) | (67) | 70 (83) | |
cSecure (dementia) | 18 (6) | 0 (0) | 16 (12) | 2 (17) | 0 (0) | |
dPsychogeriatric | 18 (6) | 0 (0) | 18 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Other | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Resident able to express wishes about medical decisions | .00 | |||||
Yes | 114 (42) | 32 (68) | 34 (26) | 3 (25) | 45 (55) | |
No | 160 (58) | 15 (32) | 99 (74) | 9 (75) | 37 (45) | |
End of life pathway/guideline used | .81 | |||||
Yes | 52 (19) | 8 (17) | 28 (21) | 0 (0) | 16 (20) | |
No | 218 (81) | 39 (83) | 103 (79) | 11 (100) | 65 (80) | |
Local hospice involved in the last days of life | .00 | |||||
Yes | 31 (11) | 14 (30) | 7 (5) | 0 (0) | 10 (12) | |
No | 241 (89) | 33 (70) | 123 (95) | 12 (100) | 73 (88) | |
Family members/friends involved in resident’s care during the last month of life | .42 | |||||
Yes | 243 (87) | 43 (90) | 120 (89) | 10 (83) | 70 (83) | |
No | 36 (13) | 5 (10) | 15 (11) | 2 (17) | 14 (17) | |
CPR | .51 | |||||
Yes | 11 (4) | 3 (7) | 4 (3) | 1 (9) | 3 (4) | |
No | 249 (96) | 39 (93) | 123 (97) | 10 (91) | 77 (96) | |
EPOA (Designated proxy decision maker) | .00 | |||||
No | 36 (13) | 14 (33) | 6 (4) | 4 (40) | 12 (15) | |
Yes | 233 (87) | 28 (67) | 129 (96) | 6 (60) | 70 (85) | |
Death Expectation | .10 | |||||
Faster than Expected | 195 (73) | 42 (88) | 89 (69) | 7 (64) | 57 (72) | |
Neither expected or unexpected | 56 (21) | 6 (13) | 32 (25) | 2 (18) | 16 (20) | |
Unexpected | 17 (6) | 0 (0) | 9 (7) | 2 (18) | 6 (8) | |
Sentinel Events Last Month of Life (multiple response) | ||||||
Pneumonia (yes/no) | 70 (29) | 7 (15) | 40 (36) | 1 (10) | 22 (31) | .11 |
Febrile episode (except pneumonia) (yes/no) | 28 (12) | 4 (8) | 15 (13) | 0 (0) | 9 (13) | .83 |
Problems eating/drinking (yes/no) | 115 (48) | 18 (38) | 61 (55) | 5 (50) | 31 (44) | .43 |
Hip fracture (yes/no) | 11 (5) | 0 (0) | 6 (5) | 2 (20) | 3 (4) | .34 |
Gastrointestinal Bleed (yes/no) | 8 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (10) | 4 (6) | .31 |
Stroke (yes/no) | 29 (12) | 2 (4) | 16 (14) | 0 (0) | 11 (16) | .23 |
Cancer (yes/no) | 58 (24) | 48 (100) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) | 0 (0) | .00 |
Other (yes/no) | 60 (25) | 7 (15) | 28 (25) | 0 (0) | 25 (35) | .07 |