Table 4.

Independent Determinants of the Prioritization of Dyspnea Relief over Communication Capacity: Multivariate Analyses

Variables	In a scenario of continuous moderate dyspnea			In a scenario of continuous severe/overwhelming dyspnea
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Background characteristics
Relationship with the patient (spouse [Ref.] vs. other)	1.450	0.936–2.244	0.096
Perceptions about a good death
Being free from physical distress	1.389	1.062–1.818	0.017	2.505	1.718–3.651	<0.001
Being able to say what I wanted to dear people	0.814	0.653–1.016	0.069	0.716	0.494–1.037	0.077
Being mentally aware	0.968	0.799–1.173	0.742	0.695	0.529–0.913	0.009

Nagelkerke R² = 0.047 and 0.175 in scenarios of continuous moderate and severe/overwhelming dyspnea, respectively.