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Table 3 Proportions of decedents with good pain relief in the last 3 months by cause of death and service characteristics

From: Specialist palliative care support is associated with improved pain relief at home during the last 3 months of life in patients with advanced disease: analysis of 5-year data from the national survey of bereaved people (VOICES)

 

Total % [95%% CI]

Cancer % [95%% CI]

Non-cancer % [95%% CI]

Overall

47.8 (47.6–47.9)

56.4 (56.1–56.6)

39.6 (39.3–39.8)

Specialist palliative care at home

 Yes

66.2 (65.9–66.5)

66.7 (66.4–67.0)

62.9 (62.2–63.7)

 No

37.5 (37.3–37.7)

38.9 (38.5–39.2)

37.3 (36.8–37.3)

Recorded preference for place of death

 Yes

66.0 (65.7–66.4)

69.0 (68.6–69.4)

58.1 (57.5–58.8)

 No

41.7 (41.5–41.9)

49.0 (48.7–49.3)

36.6 (36.4–36.9)

Urgent care provided out of hours

 Not at all

45.3 (44.9–45.7)

54.9 (54.4–55.5)

38.2 (37.8–38.7)

 Once or twice

48.6 (48.3–48.9)

56.3 (55.9–56.7)

39.9 (39.5–40.3)

 Three or more

49.6 (49.3–49.8)

58.2 (57.9–58.6)

41.2 (40.9–41.6)

  1. All percentages were weighted by sampling weight and non-response weight