Table 1 Patient characteristics
N = 345 | |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
Age at beginning of last year of life, mean (SD) (Range: 25–88) | 61 (10.6) |
≤ 45 years of age, n (%) | 30 (8.7) |
46–65 years of age, n (%) | 202 (58.5) |
≥ 66 years of age, n (%) | 113 (32.8) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 175 (50.7) |
Female | 170 (49.3) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married | 248 (71.9) |
Separated/Widowed/Divorced/Never married | 97 (28.1) |
Highest educational attainment, n (%) | |
Primary or lower | 147 (42.6) |
Secondary | 113 (32.8) |
Above secondary | 85 (24.6) |
Health related quality of life dimensions at the beginning of the last year of life | |
Social (Range: 2–28), mean (SD) | 21.7 (5.1) |
Physical (Range: 1–28), mean (SD) | 22.3 (5.7) |
Functional (Range: 2–28), mean (SD) | 19.4 (6.1) |
Emotional (Range: 0–24), mean (SD) | 19.3 (4.5) |
Healthcare utilization during last year of life a | |
Number of hospital admissions (Range: 0–14; Median: 3), mean (SD) | 3.2 (2.3) |
Total length of hospital stay (Range: 0–122; Median: 18), mean (SD) | 23.3 (21.7) |
Had more than 1 emergency department visit, n (%) | 170 (51.0) |
Place of death b | |
Hospital, n (%) | 167 (62.3) |
Home, n (%) | 67 (25.0) |
Hospice/ Care home, n (%) | 34 (12.6) |