Table 3.
Medical Care Received in the Last Week of Life by End of Life (EOL) Discussion (N=332)
| Total | EOL Discussion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | AOR (95%CI)a | ||
| Medical care received in the last week, N (%) | 332 | 123 (37.0) | 209 (63.0) | |
| ICU admission | 31 (9.3) | 5 (4.1) | 26 (12.4) | 0.35 (0.14-0.90)* |
| Ventilator use | 25 (7.5) | 2 (1.6) | 23 (11.0) | 0.26 (0.08-0.83)* |
| Resuscitation | 15 (4.5) | 1 (0.8) | 14 (6.7) | 0.16 (0.03-0.80)* |
| Chemotherapy | 19 (5.7) | 5 (4.1) | 14 (6.7) | 0.36 (0.13-1.03) |
| Feeding tube | 26 (7.9) | 11 (8.9) | 15 (7.3) | 1.30 (0.55-3.10) |
| Outpatient hospice utilized | 213 (64.4) | 93 (76.2) | 120 (57.4) | 1.50 (0.91-2.48) |
| Outpatient hospice ≤ 1 week | 173 (52.3) | 80 (65.6) | 93 (44.5) | 1.65 (1.04-2.63)* |
P value<0.05
**
P value<0.01
***
P value<0.001
a
AOR=Adjusted odds ratio. The propensity-score weighted sample was used for these analyses. Logistic regression models were also adjusted for patients’ treatment preferences, desire for prognostic information, and whether they accept that their illness is terminal.