Palliative care started within last 90 d before death | 258 612 (49.6) | 256 478 (49.8) | 2134 (34.2) | 576 (24.3) | 1183 (49.3) | 375 (25.6) | 11 768 (46.4) | 2114 (34.2) | 0.25 |
Setting for palliative care, if started within last 90 d before death |
Acute care | 169 992 (32.6) | 168 097 (65.5) | 1895 (88.8) | 468 (81.3) | 1067 (90.2) | 360 (96.0) | 9087 (77.2) | 1876 (88.7) | 0.31 |
Clinic | 19 898 (3.8) | 19 822 (7.7) | 76 (3.6) | 28 (4.9) | 38–42§ | 3–7§ | 885 (7.5) | 76 (3.6) | 0.17 |
Home | 39 191 (7.5) | 39 054 (15.2) | 137 (6.4) | 57 (9.9) | 73 (6.2) | 7 (1.9) | 1490 (12.7) | 136 (6.4) | 0.21 |
Long-term care | 29 531 (5.7) | 29 505 (11.5) | 26 (1.2) | 23 (4.0) | 1–5§ | 1–5§ | 306 (2.6) | 26 (1.2) | 0.1 |
Setting for palliative care, if started before 91–365 d before death |
Acute care | 129 839 (24.9) | 126 740 (49.0) | 3099 (75.6) | 1259 (70.2) | 874 (71.8) | 966 (88.9) | 7771 (57.2) | 3074 (75.5) | 0.39 |
Clinic | 27 071 (5.2) | 26 768 (10.3) | 303 (7.4) | 134 (7.5) | 128 (10.5) | 41 (3.8) | 2093 (15.4) | 303 (7.4) | 0.25 |
Home | 81 917 (15.7) | 81 310 (31.4) | 607 (14.8) | 332 (18.5) | 201 (16.5) | 74 (6.8) | 3320 (24.4) | 607 (14.9) | 0.24 |
Long-term care | 24 013 (4.6) | 23 924 (9.2) | 89 (2.2) | 69 (3.8) | 14 (1.2) | 6 (0.6) | 401 (3.0) | 88 (2.2) | 0.05 |
Timing of starting palliative care (0–365 d before death), d, mean ± SD |
Overall | 134.9 ± 126.1 | 134.4 ± 126.0 | 174.6 ± 129.1 | 201.6 ± 124.1 | 135.9 ± 128.1 | 194.3 ± 123.0 | 141.3 ± 125.4 | 174.9 ± 129.1 | 0.26 |
Acute care | 188.6 ± 129.1 | 188.3 ± 129.1 | 239.6 ± 125.0 | 252.8 ± 118.9 | 212.2 ± 133.1 | 268.8 ± 108.8 | 194.1 ± 128.8 | 239.8 ± 124.8 | 0.36 |
Clinic | 112.9 ± 116.1 | 112.1 ± 115.8 | 160.1 ± 126.1 | 186.9 ± 121.7 | 117.5 ± 120.7 | 187.6 ± 122.2 | 118.3 ± 118.1 | 160.3 ± 126.1 | 0.34 |
Home | 151.7 ± 125.5 | 151.2 ± 125.3 | 223.2 ± 121.4 | 229.4 ± 119.4 | 210.8 ± 125.0 | 246.2 ± 111.7 | 183.7 ± 119.8 | 223.2 ± 121.4 | 0.33 |
Long-term care | 121.1 ± 134.8 | 120.9 ± 134.8 | 221.5 ± 130.7 | 212.7 ± 132.8 | 265.3 ± 99.9 | 239.9 ± 153.1 | 150.6 ± 136.7 | 220.8 ± 131.0 | 0.52 |