Final palliative care phase type and length of phase prior to death
| Entire cohort | Hospital (PCU/hospice) | Community (home/racf/other) | |
| (N=25 679) | (N=19 292) | (N=6387) | |
| Phase type (%) | |||
| Stable | 2.4 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Unstable | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Deteriorating | 11.3 | 9.0 | 18.4 |
| Terminal | 85.3 | 89.4 | 73.1 |
| Time between first and last assessment (days)1 | |||
| Median | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| IQR | 3–21 | 2–15 | 7–54 |
| Time between last assessment and death (days) | |||
| Median | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| IQR | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 |