Selected sociodemographic variables and written advance directive in 2014.
| Univariate multilevel analysis: Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom combined. All analyses adjusted by country. Facility as random intercept | ||||||
| Variable | n (%) | Directive exists | P value | OR | 95% Confidence limits | |
| n | % | |||||
| Country | ||||||
| Belgium | 275 (24.6) | 134 | 48.7 | ref | 1 | |
| Finland | 258 (23.1) | 108 | 41.9 | 0.124 | 0.73 | 0.49 to 1.09 |
| The Netherlands | 212 (19.0) | 117 | 55.2 | 0.340 | 1.24 | 0.80 to 1.91 |
| Poland | 287 (25.7) | 14 | 4.9 | <0.001 | 0.05 | 0.03 to 0.10 |
| United Kingdom | 85 (7.6) | 70 | 82.4 | <0.001 | 4.72 | 2.45 to 9.07 |
| Age ≤80 | 291 (23.1) | 70 | 24.1 | ref | 1 | |
| Age 81–89 | 552 (43.8) | 177 | 31.1 | 0.781 | 1.06 | 0.71 to 1.58 |
| Age ≥90 | 416 (33.0) | 170 | 40.8 | 0.136 | 1.37 | 0.91 to 2.07 |
| Sex: male | 428 (33.9) | 132 | 30.8 | ref | 1 | |
| Sex: female | 835 (66.1) | 293 | 35.1 | 0.086 | 1.30 | 0.96 to 1.76 |
| Marital status: married or in a long-term relationship | 270 (21.6) | 89 | 33.0 | ref | 1 | |
| Marital status: never married | 50 (4.0) | 11 | 22.0 | 0.864 | 1.09 | 0.42 to 2.78 |
| Marital status: widowed | 720 (57.5) | 268 | 37.2 | 0.037 | 1.46 | 1.02 |
| Marital status: divorced | 142 (11.3) | 31 | 21.8 | 0.231 | 0.71 | 0.40 |
| Marital status: unknown | 70 (5.6) | 17 | 24.3 | 0.781 | 1.11 | 0.52 |
| Type of LTCF=1 | 276 (25.3) | 54 | 19.6 | ref | 1 | |
| Type of LTCF=2–3 | 814 (74.7) | 372 | 45.7 | <0.001 | 2.86 | 1.59 |
| Resident capable of expressing at admission | ||||||
| Yes or partly | 305 (27.5) | 383 | 47.6 | <0.001 | 3.26 | 2.26 |
| No | 804 (72.5) | 56 | 18.4 | ref | 1 | |
LTCF, long-term care facility.