Table 4.
Medical and supportive care received in the last week of life
| n/N (%) | Nurses’ Emotional Distress |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P Value | ||
| Medical care | ||||
| Chemotherapy | 16/74 (21.6) | 2.23 | 0.69–7.26 | 0.180 |
| Vasopressors | 167/195 (85.6) | 0.90 | 0.30–2.67 | 0.850 |
| Dialysis | 65/195 (33.3) | 1.91 | 0.79–4.64 | 0.148 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 157/195 (80.5) | 1.02 | 0.36–2.89 | 0.965 |
| Feeding tube | 121/195 (62.1) | 1.35 | 0.56–3.25 | 0.501 |
| Cardiac resuscitation | 64/195 (32.8) | 0.90 | 0.39–2.09 | 0.808 |
| Surgical procedure | 24/195 (12.3) | 0.81 | 0.21–3.12 | 0.760 |
| Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy | 50/186 (26.9) | 0.36 | 0.12–1.06 | 0.063 |
| Morphine | 59/145 (40.7) | 1.54 | 0.61–3.88 | 0.353 |
| Supportive care | ||||
| Hospital chaplain visit | 138/181 (76.2) | 0.90 | 0.34–2.34 | 0.821 |
| Palliative care team consult | 54/181 (29.8) | 0.90 | 0.37–2.21 | 0.820 |
| Nurse present at patient’s death | 54/158 (34.2) | 0.46 | 0.16–1.27 | 0.132 |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
N varies because of incomplete data.