Table 2 Characteristics of survivors and end-of-life group at each cycle: use of care, predisposing and enabling factors
Use of care indicators(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cycle I Survivors (n = 2,737) | Deceased (n = 117) | Cycle II Survivors (n = 2,028) | Deceased (n = 80) | Cycle III Survivors (n = 1,638) | Deceased (n = 65) |
Acute care: Contact with medical specialists | 44.9 | 61.6* | 47.0 | 57.3* | 48.9 | 50.8* |
Acute care: Hospital care | 9.5 | 24.2** | 9.3 | 19.5** | 8.2 | 16.4** |
Long-term care: Informal personal care | 1.9 | 11.1*** | 1.3 | 7.5*** | 1.9 | 10.8*** |
Long-term care: Professional home care | 1.9 | 20.5*** | 2.6 | 27.5*** | 3.2 | 24.6*** |
Long-term care: Institutional care | 2.4 | 17.1*** | 2.7 | 22.5*** | 3.4 | 18.6*** |
Predisposing variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (mean) | 69.9 | 77.0*** | 71.7 | 79.0*** | 73.2 | 83.2*** |
Female (%) | 53.5 | 36.8** | 55.3 | 40.0** | 56.8 | 39.0** |
Enabling variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low | 62.5 | 69.9 | 60.1 | 71.3 | 59.0 | 57.6 |
Middle | 25.7 | 18.6 | 27.7 | 13.8 | 28.6 | 23.7 |
High | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 18.6 |
Income in Euros (mean) | 1,135 | 1,041 | 1,180 | 1,091 | 1,193 | 1,221 |
Urbanicity (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low | 24.5 | 17.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 15.3 |
Middle | 24.3 | 26.5 | 24.2 | 20.0 | 24.4 | 25.4 |
High | 51.2 | 56.4 | 50.8 | 55.0 | 49.8 | 59.3 |
Partner (%) | 67.7 | 53.0** | 63.9 | 51.3** | 62.1 | 47.5** |
Children nearby (%) | 62.0 | 57.0 | 61.0 | 46.0 | 61.2 | 63.3 |