Table 3.
Community demand for hospice care services, n (%)
| Service expectations (multiple choice) | Preferred location (multiple choice) | Expectations about number of beds per room | Out-of-pocket costs (RMB/month) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectation | Frequency | Percentage | Location | Frequency | Percentage | Number of beds | Frequency | Percentage | Cost | Frequency | Percentage | |
| 1 | Reduced discomfort | 392 | 75.53 | Professional hospice care institutions | 258 | 49.71 | One | 234 | 45.09 | < 200 | 324 | 62.43 |
| 2 | Medical help | 313 | 60.31 | General hospital | 230 | 44.32 | Two | 252 | 48.55 | 200 ~ 400 | 138 | 26.59 |
| 3 | Company | 260 | 50.10 | Home | 206 | 39.69 | Three | 27 | 5.2 | 400 ~ 600 | 32 | 6.17 |
| 4 | Assistance in completing a will | 214 | 41.23 | Pension agency | 205 | 39.5 | Other | 6 | 1.16 | 600 ~ 800 | 12 | 2.31 |
| 5 | Funeral preparations | 177 | 34.1 | Community health center | 114 | 21.97 | > 800 | 13 | 2.50 | |||