Table 5

Logistic regression of factors associated with sufficient help and support from health and social services to care for the decedent at home; N=11 458

EffectOR99% CI
Age at death
 18–640.66*0.55 to 0.80
 65–790.79*0.70 to 0.90
 80 or above1.00
Sex
 Female1.32*1.19 to 1.46
 Male1.00
Cause of death
 Cardiovascular disease0.82*0.71 to 0.95
 Haematological cancer0.72*0.53 to 0.97
 Neurological condition0.830.68 to 1.02
 Respiratory illness0.84*0.70 to 1.00
 ‘Other’ causes‡0.78*0.67 to 0.91
 Non-haematological cancers1.00
Level of deprivation of area of residence (IMD quintile)
 Most deprived0.77*0.65 to 0.91
 Second most deprived0.80*0.68 to 0.93
 Third most deprived0.920.79 to 1.07
 Fourth most deprived0.930.80 to 1.08
 Least deprived1.00
Relationship of respondent
 Child/friend/other0.49*0.43 to 0.55
 Spouse or partner1.00
Ethnicity
 Black or Asian minority ethnic0.830.61 to 1.13
 White1.00
Advance care plan§
 Yes2.02*1.77 to 2.29
 No1.00
 Per cent correctly classified (predicted vs observed)62.3%
  • *p Value <0.01. †Dependent variable: ‘insufficient support’ coded as 0; ‘sufficient support’ coded as 1.

  • ‡Other than cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological conditions, renal failure or respiratory illness.

  • §Indicated by having expressed a preference for place of death that was recorded by healthcare staff.

  • IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.