Table 3.

Number of Cases per Item That Was Answered With Do Not Know for Deaths From COVID-19 in Nursing Homes Compared With Hospitals

Items	Nursing Homes, n (%)	Hospitals, n (%)	P
Ability to express will before EOL	19/441 (4.3)	12/192 (6.3)	NS
EOL discussion with patients	30/441 (6.8)	35/192 (18.2)	<0.001
EOL discussion with relatives	31/441 (7.0)	19/192 (9.9)	NS
Dying—someone present	31/441 (7.0)	2/192 (1.0)	<0.01
Offered follow-up talk with relatives	87/441 (19.7)	58/192 (30.0)	<0.01

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; NS = not significant; EOL = end of life.