Table 3 Incidence of continuous deep sedation by place of death in non‐sudden deaths in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.
| Hospital | Home | Care home | p Value* | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | |||||
| Continuous deep sedation (total) | 18.9 | 7.1† | 4.3† | <0.001 | 12.8 |
| With ANH | 5.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.078 | 4.9 |
| Without ANH | 13.4 | 1.5† | 1.3† | <0.001 | 7.9 |
| Denmark | |||||
| Continuous deep sedation (total) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 0.063 | 3.9 |
| With ANH | 1.4 | 4.5† | 2.6 | 0.007 | 2.6 |
| Without ANH | 3.3 | 0.2† | 0.0 | <0.001 | 1.3 |
| Sweden | |||||
| Continuous deep sedation (total) | 7.9 | 2.1† | 3.0† | <0.001 | 5.2 |
| With ANH | 3.8 | 0.7† | 3.0 | 0.028 | 3.0 |
| Without ANH | 4.1 | 1.4† | 0.1† | <0.001 | 2.2 |
| Switzerland | |||||
| Continuous deep sedation (total) | 9.2 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 0.009 | 7.4 |
| With ANH | 4.1 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 0.289 | 4.4 |
| Without ANH | 5.1 | 0.9† | 1.2† | <0.001 | 3.0 |
ANH, Administration of (artificial) nutrition and hydration.
All data are weighted (i.e. adjusted for stratification and sociodemographic characteristics).
*Fisher's exact test for differences between home, hospital and care home.
†The probability remained statistically higher or lower than for hospitals (reference category) in a logistic regression controlling for age, sex and cause of death.