Table 4 Factors associated to the SPC teams’ reports of SPC outcomes (N = 142)

Patient age^a

-0.150 (-0.241; -0.060)

-0.262

0.001**

Patient gender (0 = female; 1 = male)

0.760 (-1.257; 2.776)

0.060

0.457

Type of disease (0 = malignant; 1 = non-malignant)

-5.260 (-8.743; -1.776)

-0.237

0.003**

Having children (0 = yes; 1 = no)

-2.400 (-4.996; 0.197)

-0.160

0.070

Living environment (0 = together or close with family; 1 = living alone)^a

0.318 (-2.301; 2.936)

0.021

0.811

Advance directive^a (0 = yes; 1 = no)

1.988 (-0.135; 4.111)

0.146

0.066

Time between initiation of SPV and death

-0.020 (-0.043; 0.002)

-0.185

0.075

Number of transfers between SPC settings

0.528 (1.650; 0.524)

0.100

0.340

Location at death (0 = at home; 1 = not at home ^b)

3.087 (0.914; 5.260)

0.243

0.006**

Constant

23.769 (16.931; 30.607)

< 0.001

R²

0.288