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Table 3 Place of death and healthcare use in the last year of life

From: End-of-life experience for older adults in Ireland: results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

Place of death

N

%

  

Hospital

172

46%

  

Home

100

27%

  

Hospice

43

11%

  

Nursing home

39

10%

  

Other

21

6%

  

Total

375

100%

  

Utilisation (Frequency)

N

Mean

Median

SD

Inpatient admissions

374

2.1

1

4.3

Outpatient visits

366

5.0

1

10.7

ED visits

372

1.3

0

2.8

GP visits

350

10.2

6

12.5

 

N

%

  

Home care (Yes)

375

57%

  

Costs (€)

N

Mean

Median

SD

Formal costs

375

33,129

21,821

37,892

Informal costs

375

19,748

6192

31,499

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. ED Emergency department, GP General Practitioner. For inpatient, outpatient, ED and GP there were a small number (1–25) of end-of-life interview respondents who did not know or refused to answer. These are excluded from the sample in each case
  3. Receipt of formal home support: at least one of home help, meals on wheels, personal care attendant and/or public health nurse
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