Factors | Preferred place discussion recorded | OR (95% CI) | ||
Yes n=453 (50.8%) | No n=439 (49.2%) | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 242 (46.5) | 278 (53.5) | 1.00 | |
Female | 211 (56.7) | 161 (43.3) | 1.51 (1.15 to 1.97) | |
Age at death (years) | ||||
≤74 | 192 (52.9) | 171 (47.1) | 1.15 (0.88 to 1.51) | |
75+ | 261 (49.3) | 268 (50.7) | 1.00 | |
IMD category* | ||||
Most affluent | 1 | 189 (57.6) | 139 (42.4) | 1.00 |
2 | 137 (45.2) | 166 (54.8) | 0.61 (0.44 to 0.83) | |
Most deprived | 3 | 126 (48.5) | 134 (51.5) | 0.69 (0.50 to 0.96) |
Time from diagnosis to death (months) | ||||
0–6 months | 113 (53.6) | 98 (46.4) | 1.16 (0.85 to 1.58) | |
6+months | 340 (49.9) | 341 (50.1) | 1.00 | |
Underlying cause of death† | ||||
Haematological malignancy | 350 (58.1) | 252 (41.9) | 2.52 (1.89 to 3.37) | |
Other | 103 (35.5) | 187 (64.5) | 1.00 | |
Patient lived alone‡ | ||||
Yes | 138 (55.9) | 109 (44.1) | 1.33 (0.99 to 1.78) | |
No | 315 (48.8) | 330 (51.2) | 1.00 | |
Hospital-based SPC referral§ | ||||
Yes | 261 (81.8) | 58 (18.2) | 8.93 (6.40 to 12.46) | |
No | 192 (33.5) | 381 (66.5) | 1.00 |
Bold font indicates statistical significance.
*Index of Multiple Deprivation (income domain): one patient with missing data.
†Derived from death certificate data, Medical Research Information Service.
‡No includes 24 where patient living circumstances were ‘unknown’.
§Specialist palliative care: ‘No’ includes 25 patients where SPC is ‘Unknown’.