Table 4.
Resources and Strengths Used to Face the End-of-Life Across Disease Groups
| Domain/Subdomain | Cancer | Organ Failure | Neurological Disorders | Dementia | Frailty Multimorbidity | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrapersonal | 410(80.1%)a | 120(71.4%) | 27(57.4%)b | 32(41.0%)b | 17(63.0%) | 606(72.8%) | <0.001 |
| Strong and resilient personality | 221(43.2%)a | 61(36.3%) | 13(27.7%) | 15(19.2%)b | 11(40.7%) | 321(38.6%) | 0.001 |
| Self-decision making | 327(63.9%)a | 94(56.0%) | 20(42.6%) | 7(9.0%)b | 10(37%)b | 458(55.0%) | <0.001 |
| Self-emotional control | 311(60.7%)a | 81(48.2%) | 19(40.4%) | 20(25.6%)b | 10(37%) | 441(53.0%) | <0.001 |
| Interpersonal | 439(85.7%)a | 126(75.0%)b | 35(74.5%) | 53(67.9%)b | 17(63.0%)b | 670(80.5%) | <0.001 |
| Capacity to feel loved | 305(59.6%) | 98(58.3%) | 27(57.4%) | 39(50%) | 15(55.6%) | 484(58.2%) | 0.620 |
| Positive relationships | 387(75.6%)a | 107(63.7%) | 26(55.3%)b | 37(47.4%)b | 16(59.3%) | 573(68.9%) | <0.001 |
| Family & Roles: caring family environment | 258(50.4%)a | 69(41.1%) | 20(42.6%) | 26(33.3%)b | 13(48.1%) | 386(46.4%) | 0.028 |
| Transpersonal | 359(70.1%)a | 111(66.1%) | 21(44.7%)b | 17(21.8%)b | 16(59.2%) | 524(63.0%) | <0.001 |
| Future-focused: confident about the future | 273(53.3%)a | 85(50.6%) | 14(29.8%)b | 3(3.8%)b | 12(44.4%) | 387(46.5%) | <0.001 |
| Present-focused: living the here & now | 263(51.4%)a | 77(45.8%) | 13(27.7%)b | 14(17.9%)b | 9(33.3%) | 376(45.2%) | <0.001 |
| Religiosity and rituals | 86(16.8%) | 34(20.2%) | 6(12.8%) | 6(7.7%) | 7(25.9%) | 139(16.7%) | 0.083 |
| Practical | 364(71.1%) | 131(78%)a | 32(68.1%) | 33(42.3%)b | 19(70.4%) | 579(69.6%) | <0.001 |
| Organization: organizational capacity | 289(56.4%) | 105(62.5%) | 29(61.7%) | 33(42.3%) | 15(55.6%) | 471(56.6%) | 0.052 |
| Capacity to entertain oneself | 214(41.8%)a | 79(47.0%)a | 12(25.5%) | 3(3.8%)b | 9(33.3%) | 317(38.1%) | <0.001 |
Notes: The significant differences according to the standardized residuals for Pearson’s Chi-square test are marked in bold: aGreater than 1.96 (observed frequency is greater than expected); bLess than −1.96 (observed frequency is less than expected).