Comparision of PRN drugs against symptoms between the EOL discussion group and the non-EOL discussion group
| PRN drugs | Total n (%) | EOL discussion group n (%) | Non-EOL discussion group n (%) | P value * | OR (95% CI for OR)† | P value† | OR (95% CI for OR)† |
| PRN against pain | |||||||
| Yes | 19 907 (93.9) | 16 578 (97.2) | 3329 (80.2) | <0.001 | 8.670 (7.695 to 9.768) | <0.001 | 8.804 (7.806 to 9.929) |
| No | 1291 (6.1) | 471 (2.8) | 820 (19.8) | ||||
| PRN against nausea | |||||||
| Yes | 16 947 (80.3) | 14 301 (84.3) | 2646 (64.1) | <0.001 | 2.996 (2.777 to 3.232) | <0.001 | 2.971 (2.753 to 3.206) |
| No | 4150 (19.7) | 2670 (15.7) | 1480 (35.9) | ||||
| PRN against anxiety | |||||||
| Yes | 19 511 (92.1) | 16 294 (95.6) | 3217 (77.7) | <0.001 | 6.250 (5.635 to 6.932) | <0.001 | 6.257 (5.638 to 6.943) |
| No | 1671 (7.9) | 748 (4.4) | 923 (22.3) | ||||
| PRN against death rattles | |||||||
| Yes | 19 535 (92.2) | 16 305 (95.7) | 3230 (78.0) | <0.001 | 6.247 (5.629 to 6.932) | <0.001 | 6.278 (5.654 to 6.972) |
| No | 1649 (7.8) | 737 (4.3) | 912 (22.0) | ||||
*Unadjusted.
†Adjusted for age, time living in unit, cause of death.
EOL, end of life.