Table 1.
The characteristics of the rural clinics studied.
| Factors | Realization of At-Home Death (n = 194) |
Non-Realization of At-Home Death (n = 70) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island geography | 27 (28.7%) | 9 (12.9%) | 0.83 |
| Multiple doctors | 34 (17.5%) | 13 (18.6%) | 0.85 |
| Number of nurses | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | 0.91 |
| Use of clinical pathway | 59 (30.4%) | 6 (8.6%) | <0.01 |
| Organized palliative care | 121 (62.4%) | 6 (8.6%) | <0.01 |
Data are presented as the number (percentage) or median (interquartile range). p-values were determined by chi-squared test or Mann–Whitney U-test.