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. 2020 Mar 19;13:297–308. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S240835

Table 2.

Level of Complexity per Domain, Subdomain, and Global

Domain/Subdomain Complexity
Low Moderate High
Clinical 297(36.3%) 387(47.3%) 135(16.5%)
 Physical 336(41.1%) 365(44.6%) 127 (14.3%)
 Therapeutic 502(61.5%) 243(29.8%) 71(8.7%)
Psychological 415(52.3%) 279(35.2%) 99(12.5%)
 Personality 594(76.4%) 130(16.7%) 53(6.8%)
 Emotional 419(55.7%) 251(33.4%) 82(10.9%)
Spiritual 441(68.7%) 150(23.4%) 51(7.9%)
 Meaning 420(74.5%) 105(18.6%) 39(6.9%)
 Connection 530(84.1%) 73(11.6%) 27(4.3%)
 Transcendence 384(73.1%) 110(21.0%) 31(5.9%)
Social/Family 257(31.4%) 364(44.4%) 198(24.2%)
 Relationships 534(65.5%) 210(25.8%) 71(8.7%)
 Emotional 425(52.5%) 289(35.7%) 96(11.9%)
 Practical 454(55.7%) 267(32.8%) 94(11.5%)
 External 420(54.6%) 254(33.0%) 95(12.4%)
 Financial 668(85.3%) 82(10.5%) 33(4.2%)
Ethical 554(70.4%) 169(21.5%) 64(8.1%)
 Information 601(81.5%) 91(12.3%) 45(6.1%)
 STE 556(80.3%) 112(16.2%) 24(3.5%)
 DHD 540(87.7%) 59(9.6%) 17(2.8%)
Death-related 313(42.2%) 272(36.7%) 156(21.1%)
 Place 290(48.5%) 175(29.3%) 133(22.2%)
 SLD 171(62.6%) 61(22.3%) 41(15.0%)
 Grief 459(62.8%) 201(28.6%) 44(6.3%)
Global complexity 87(10.6%) 385(47.0%) 347(42.4%)

Abbreviations: STE, suitability of treatment efforts; DHD, desire to hasten death; SLD, situation during last days of life.