Study ID | Patient’s PPD | Relative’s PPD | Patient’s change of preference | Relative’s change of preference | Actual place of death |
1 | Home | Hospice | He ‘couldn’t have cared’ (after sudden deterioration) | Hospital death was ‘peaceful’ and care was good | Hospital |
2 | Hospice | Home | Home | Unchanged | Home |
3 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Home |
4 | Not stated | Hospital | Not stated | Not stated | Hospital |
5 | Hospice | Home | Not stated | ‘with hindsight, hospital was the right place’ (after sudden deterioration) | Hospital |
6 | Not stated | Home | Not stated | Unchanged | Home |
7 | Home | Home | Unchanged | Unchanged | Home |
8 | Home | Home | Unchanged | Unchanged | Home |
9 | Home | Home | Unchanged | Unchanged | Home |
10 | Home | Unsure | Not stated | Hospital was the ‘right place’ | Hospital |
PPD, preferred place of death.