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. 2020 Nov 20;8(2):171–178. doi: 10.1093/nop/npaa077

Table 3.

Caregiver Responses to Questions Answered via Level of Confidence (Respondents Were Asked to Rate Their Confidence as Very Confident, Fairly Confident, or Not Confident)

Question Very confident Fairly confident Not confident Not answered
How confident were you that you knew what to expect while the patient was dying? 16 (41.0%) 21 (53.8%) 2 (5.1%) 2
How confident were you that you knew what to do at the time of death? 29 (72.5%) 11 (27.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1
How confident were you that you understood about the medicines that would be used to manage their pain, shortness of breath, or other symptoms? 20 (52.6%) 16 (42.1%) 2 (5.3%) 3
How confident did you feel about taking care of the patient at home? 18 (54.5%) 12 (36.4%) 3 (9.1%) 8