Comparision of symptoms prevalence between the EOL discussion group and the non-EOL discussion group
| Symptom prevalence | 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)† |
| Pain | |||||||
| Yes | 14 693 (69.2) | 12 205 (71.5) | 2488 (59.8) | <0.001 | 1.690 (1.575 to 1.813) | <0.001 | 1.662 (1.549 to 1.784) |
| No | 6542 (30.8) | 4866 (28.5) | 1676 (40.2) | ||||
| Nausea | |||||||
| Yes | 2183 (10.3) | 1844 (10.8) | 339 (8.1) | <0.001 | 1.366 (1.211 to 1.542) | <0.001 | 1.345 (1.191 to 1.519) |
| No | 19 052 (89.7) | 15 227 (89.2) | 3825 (91.9) | ||||
| Anxiety | |||||||
| Yes | 9432 (44.4) | 7845 (46.0) | 1587 (38.1) | <0.001 | 1.381 (1.288 to 1.480) | <0.001 | 1.374 (1.282 to 1.473) |
| No | 11 803 (55.6) | 9226 (54.0) | 2577 (61.9) | ||||
| Death rattles | |||||||
| Yes | 10 471 (49.3) | 8662 (50.7) | 1809 (43.4) | <0.001 | 1.341 (1.253 to 1.436) | <0.001 | 1.331 (1.243 to 1.426) |
| No | 10 764 (50.7) | 8409 (49.3) | 2355 (56.6) | ||||
| Shortness of breath | |||||||
| Yes | 3006(14.2) | 2461 (14.4) | 545 (13.1) | 0.028 | 1.119 (1.012 to 1.236) | 0.033 | 1.115 (1.009 to 1.233) |
| No | 18 229 (85.8) | 14 610 (85.6) | 3619 (86.9) | ||||
*Unadjusted.
†Adjusted for age, time living in unit, cause of death.
EOL, end of life.