Table 3 Advance care documentation, consultations, referrals, and investigations in the manual sample (n = 299)

Had an advance care directive (ACD) (%)

28 (16)

14 (12)

0.372

Years between ACD and death, Mean (95%CI)

2.1 (0.0, 7.7)

2.6 (0.1, 7.7)

0.642

Years between ACD and death, Median (IQR)

1.4 (0.2, 2.8)

1.5 (0.7, 2.6)

0.711

Had an advance care plan (ACP) (%)

12 (7)

9 (7)

1.000

Years between ACP and death, Mean (95%CI)

1.1 (0.1, 3.2)

1.6 (0.0, 5.8)

0.607

Years between ACP and death, Median (IQR)

0.9 (0.4, 1.4)

0.8 (0.3, 1.8)

0.910

Palliative care consulted in final admission (%)

37 (21)

-

-

Days between palliative consult and death, Median (IQR)

3.0 (2.0, 6.0)

-

-

Person known to Palliative Care (%)

-

39 (32)

-

Social worker involved in final admission (%)

108 (61)

-

-

Person known to Social Work (%)

-

66 (54)

-