Characteristics of the deceased patients and study participants
| Deceased patients | Participants (relatives) | |||||||
| Argentina | Norway | Argentina | Norway | |||||
| No. | Prop. | No. | Prop. | No. | Prop. | No. | Prop. | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 55 | 56% | 114 | 64% | 32 | 33% | 51 | 29% |
| Female | 43 | 44% | 64 | 36% | 65 | 66% | 124 | 70% |
| (Missing) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 2% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–29 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | ||
| 30–39 | 4 | 4% | 4 | 2% | 16 | 16% | 7 | 4% |
| 40–49 | 7 | 7% | 10 | 6% | 17 | 17% | 19 | 11% |
| 50–59 | 9 | 9% | 27 | 15% | 20 | 20% | 39 | 22% |
| 60–69 | 34 | 35% | 49 | 28% | 18 | 18% | 40 | 22% |
| 70–79 | 23 | 23% | 56 | 31% | 14 | 14% | 24 | 13% |
| 80–89 | 18 | 18% | 27 | 15% | 4 | 4% | 6 | 3% |
| 90+ | 3 | 3% | 4 | 2% | 9 | 9% | 42 | 24% |
| Religious affiliation | ||||||||
| None | 13 | 13% | 38 | 21% | 15 | 15% | 33 | 19% |
| Christian (all denominations) | 83 | 85% | 124 | 70% | 76 | 78% | 132 | 74% |
| Any other religion | 2 | 2% | 11 | 7% | 7 | 7% | 10 | 6% |
| (Missing) | 0 | 0% | 5 | 3% | 0% | 0% | 3 | 2% |
| Participant was the patient’s | ||||||||
| Spouse/partner | – | – | – | – | 45 | 46% | 111 | 62% |
| Son/daughter | – | – | – | – | 35 | 36% | 50 | 28% |
| Brother/sister | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10% | 8 | 4% |
| Son-in-law/daughter-in-law | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% |
| Parent | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2% | 4 | 2% |
| Friend | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2% | 2 | 1% |
| Other | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3% | 1 | 1% |
| (Missing) | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| Cancer diagnosis (possible with more than one) | ||||||||
| Gastrointestinal, incl. pancreatic | 55 | 56% | 63 | 35% | – | – | – | – |
| Respiratory organs | 14 | 14% | 40 | 22% | – | – | – | – |
| Urological, incl. prostate | 8 | 8% | 23 | 13% | – | – | – | – |
| Leukaemia/lymphoma | 8 | 8% | 14 | 8% | – | – | – | – |
| Breast | 2 | 2% | 9 | 5% | – | – | – | – |
| Brain | 3 | 3% | 4 | 2% | – | – | – | – |
| Gynaecological | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1% | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 8 | 8% | 30 | 17% | – | – | – | – |
| Type of ward where the patient died | ||||||||
| Medical or surgical ward | 73 | 74% | 65 | 37% | – | – | – | – |
| Palliative care unit | 0 | 0% | 78 | 44% | – | – | – | – |
| Oncology ward | 23 | 23% | 33 | 19% | – | – | – | – |
| Intensive care unit | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Emergency ward | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| (Missing) | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | – | – | – | – |
| Specialist palliative care team involved in the patient’s care before death | ||||||||
| Yes | 80 | 82% | 117 | 66% | – | – | – | – |
| No | 18 | 18% | 59 | 33% | – | – | – | – |
| (Missing) | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | – | – | – | – |
| Care of the patient supported by an individualised care plan | ||||||||
| Yes | 60 | 61% | 63 | 35% | – | – | – | – |
| No | 38 | 39% | 115 | 65% | – | – | – | – |
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