Health service use
Study	Outcomes	Notes
Grande 2000	GP workload in penultimate week of life Evening home visits, mean (SD) T= 0.17 (0.46), C= 0.61 (1.42), Z = 2.295, P = 0.022 Night visits, mean (SD) T= 0.04 (0.20), C= 0.26 (0.55), Z = 3.61, P = 0.0003 GP workload in last week of life Evening home visits, mean (SD) T= 0.17 (0.46), C= 0.61 (1.42) Night time visits, mean (SD) T= 0.04 (0.2), C= 0.26 (0.55) Primary and secondary care services in last 2 weeks of life: failed to detect a difference
Hughes 1992	VA services at 6 months Outpatient visits mean (SD) T= 0.73 (1.9), C= 2.59 (6.1), difference: 1.86, P = 0.01	95% CI not calculated as equal variances can not be assumed Comparisons were made with 13 other types of service, not reported.