Table 3.
Group comparisons of subscales according to “place of care” (patients who died at a specialized PCU and patients who died at other wards)
| Groups | Subscales (mean, SD) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 0–36 |
2 0–12 |
3 0–16 |
4 0–8 |
5 0–12 |
6 0–12 |
7 0–8 |
Sum score 0–104 | ||
| Place of Death | PCU (n = 120) | 33.89 (2.92) | 10.74 (1.83) | 11.49 (4.15) | 7.59 (0.76) | 8.13 (4.34) | 7.93 (2.98) | 7.74 (0.69) | 87.51 (10.32) |
| Other wards (n-117) | 31.70 (5.88) | 9.26 (3.10) | 11.53 (4.30) | 6.53 (1.95) | 8.78 (3.87) | 9.08 (2.79) | 6.93 (1.93) | 83.83 (17.10) | |
| T test (p) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.944 | 0.000 | 0.223 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.047 | |
Statistical significance values (p < 0.05) in italic; subscales: (1) support and time of doctors and nurses, (2) spiritual and emotional support, (3) information and decision-making, (4) environment, (5) information about dying process, (6) symptom presence, (7) support at actual time of death and afterwards