The length of time (days) prior to death an ACP put in place and when person recognised as dying by disease type versus controls and location of death
| Advance care plan in place (days) | Recognition of dying (days) | |||||
| n | Mean±SD | Median (range) | n | Mean±SD | Median (range) | |
| By disease type | ||||||
| Control population | 42 | 123.1±339.7 | 17 (0–2095) | 47 | 20.5±52.8 | 9 (0–365) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 67 | 118.6±222.2 | 15 (0–1009) | 64 | 22.8±50.6 | 9 (0–378) |
| Multiple sclerosis | 70 | 345.5±648.1 | 119 (1–3928) | 74 | 35.5±135.3 | 10 (0–1151) |
| Died in hospital | ||||||
| Yes | 36 | 417.6±887.8 | 69.5 (2–3928) | 38 | 24.3±41.1 | 9 (0–221) |
| No | 142 | 152.5±257.8 | 30 (0–1503) | 147 | 28.1±103.7 | 8 (0–1151) |
| Died at home | ||||||
| Yes | 53 | 122.9±253.3 | 16 (0–1503) | 55 | 10.7+9.5 | 8 (0–43) |
| No | 125 | 241.5±532.2 | 49 (0–3928) | 130 | 34.3+111.6 | 10.5 (0–1151) |
ACP, advance care planning.